Zelensky says he is ready for talks with Russia under condition of guarantees from US and Europe

The head of the Ukrainian state said this in an interview with the British broadcaster ITV News, Ukrinform reports.

When asked by a journalist whether he would sit at the negotiating table with Vladimir Putin, Zelensky answered: “If I had an understanding that America and Europe would not abandon us, and they would support us and provide us with security guarantees, then I would be ready for any format of negotiations.”

As reported by Ukrinform, on December 3, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine in its statement on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the signing of the Budapest Memorandum said that the only real guarantee of security for Ukraine, as well as a deterrent to further Russian aggression against Ukraine and other states, is Ukraine's full membership in NATO.

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