Speaking to The Guardian, Mr Zelensky said he hoped to impress upon Mr Trump and his administration that “security guarantees without America are not real security guarantees”.
Former senior British and US officials during Mr Trump’s first term previously told The Independent that Europe is currently incapable of guaranteeing Ukraine’s security without US assistance.
Mr Trump has also said he will “probably” meet Mr Zelensky, though he did not elaborate on where that would occur.
Should Mr Trump manage to get Ukraine and Russia to the negotiating table, Mr Zelensky says he plans to offer a straight territory swap.
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has urged Donald Trump to provide security guarantees against future Russian attacks as part of any peace deal with Vladimir Putin, admitting that European assurances alone are not enough.
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