The US will give Ukraine 15 years of security guarantees in a peace deal with Russia, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has disclosed as peace negotiations intensify.
The country's four years of martial law will also be lifted “at the moment when Ukraine obtains” the security undertakings, the Ukrainian leader also told journalists on Monday following talks with the US President Donald Trump.
The US leader suggested that they were “95 per cent” of the way to agreeing on the security issue, while suggesting that he expected European countries to “take over a big part”, meaning there is a possibility the conflict could end in the new year. But of primary importance to Ukraine is the security guarantee that will ensure Russia does not invade the country again following a ceasefire.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Donald Trump during a press confer
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