President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Ukraine still required security guarantees from the US and Europe, similar to Nato’s Article 5 clause of mutual protection for any member under attackUkrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy has said he is ready to give up on demands for Nato membership in exchange for security guarantees from the United States and Europe, in a move aimed at advancing peace talks in Berlin. But Zelenskiy told reporters on Sunday that Ukraine still requires security guarantees from the US and Europe, similar to Nato’s Article 5 clause of mutual protection for any member under attack. “We are talking about bilateral security guarantees between Ukraine and the United States – namely, Article 5-like guarantees ... as well as security guarantees for us from our European partners and from other countries such as Canada, Japan and others,” Zelenskiy told journalist. German chancellor Friedrich Merz is hosting talks with Zelenskiy, Witkoff and Kushner at the federal chancellery on Sunday. Europe is pushing to regain influence over the Ukraine talks, from which the bloc has largely been sidelined despite their far-reaching consequences for the continent.

Source: The Irish Times December 15, 2025 03:36 UTC