Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the US has agreed to offer “strong” security guarantees to Ukraine for 15 years, but acknowledged that the future of the country’s eastern Donbas region was unresolved after his two-hour meeting on Sunday with Donald Trump in Florida.
Speaking on his way back to Europe, Zelenskyy said the US Congress and Ukraine’s parliament would jointly vote on American pledges. These were a key part of a 20-point peace plan discussed with the US president at his Mar-a-Lago residence, he said.
The guarantees are seen by Kyiv as crucial to deter further Russian aggression in the event of a peace deal. Zelenskyy admitted that previous promises – including the US and UK-backed 1994 Budapest memorandum guaranteeing Ukraine’s borders – “did not work”.
Nobody trusts anything. Later they will start talking about what exactly those guarantees are, and then the idea will die out. Ukraine can’t stop talking with the USA. The last thing we need is the USA as an open enemy.
Zelesky in contrast to Trump is something to behold. A comedian turned hero has to dance for a clown in order to save his country. Fuck Im pissed off at the US, man… you fucking beasts. You were supposed to be better than this. Zelensky was a comedian, Trump’s America is a joke.
What’s with television stars running countries?
At least Zelenskyy has a law degree, even if he did end up pursuing a career in comedy and entertainment instead.
Trump has a bachelor’s degree in economics and a career of running businesses to bankruptcy.
People trust familiarity; unfortunately, that includes untrustworthy familiar people.
That’s a really good point that I hadn’t considered.