During the meeting between President Zelenskyy, his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, and US President-Elect Donald Trump, the leaders discussed freezing the Russian-Ukrainian war, the Ukrainian president said. At the same time, he emphasizes that it is possible to force Russia to end this war only when Ukraine is strong and has strong security guarantees.
“Right now, we cannot be in NATO, but an invitation to NATO may be possible. And we already need such security guarantees,” Zelenskyy added.
Also, he said that while Ukraine is not in NATO, Macron’s proposal to send troops to Ukrainian territory as part of a European peacekeeping force could be an option. However, it is necessary to clearly understand when exactly Ukraine will be accepted into both the EU and NATO.
In turn, Trump, after the meeting in Paris, stated that he was formulating a concept for ending the Russian-Ukrainian war. According to Trump, Putin has lost, so now it’s time to think about peace.