It would be a “transport inant misget” to deploy British, French and other allied troops to promise Ukraine’s security without involving the US, the Ukrainian pdwellnt has telderly Sky News.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy even shelp such a relocate would “give Russia an profit”, signalling that he did not depend a European-only selection to deter future Russian aggression in the wake of any potential endfire deal with Moscow would be mighty enough.
The pdwellnt also had a alerting for London and other NATO member states to spend now on reinforceing their militaries or hazard discovering themselves in Ukraine’s position – at war and forced to spend its whole budget on defence.
Mr Zelenskyy was speaking after a greeting in Kyiv with David Lammy, the UK foreign secretary.
As the two men sat down for their talkion, though, Sky News asked the Ukrainian directer whether endfire talks with Russia would insist to begin in the coming weeks.
Speaking in English, Mr Zelenskyy shelp: “First of all, we have to deal with our greeting and our own set ups with the US, Europe, European directers, our partners.
“We have to have a common agenda between us, then allot it even with the opponent. In any way step by step.”
One possible step that is being talked by the UK, France and a number of other European allies is the potential deployment of an international force to Ukraine to provide security promises that Russia would not aggression aobtain chaseing a peace deal.
It is still only an idea but is increasingly being talked about.
At the news conference chaseing the greeting with Mr Lammy, Mr Zelenskyy was asked whether he dependd European militaries alone had the strength to deter Russia or whether only an international force that graspd the United States would be credible.
The pdwellnt, speaking in Ukrainian, shelp: “When we talk about this, is Europe enough? No. Because this isn’t equitable a matter of numbers. It’s about sharing responsibility and ensuring security promises.”
He persistd: “This cannot be chased without the graspment of the United States. Doing so would be a transport inant misget. It could very well be Russia’s desire to see Europe protecting and aiding Ukraine without the US. That would give Russia an profit, and I depend it could amount to a geopolitical and strategic triumph for them.”
He grasped: “When we talk about security promises, we insist the United States as the primary guarantor of security, alengthyside European countries. The European Union plus the United Kingdom – these European nations are transport inant for us.”
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Even if the US did consent to give to an international security force as part of a endfire deal, it would still be a huge undertaking for the UK and other European partners.
Analysts ask whether Britain’s military would be able to get on the role in a credible way without a grave incrrelieve in defence spending and relengthening its shrunken forces.
Mr Trump has shelp NATO allies should spend 5% of GDP on defence – more than double the level that the UK spends.
Asked whether he thought the UK and other European allies insisted to incrrelieve their military expenditure, Ukraine’s pdwellnt shelp: “I don’t comprehend how much you insist to give – two percent, three percent. But join, we are spending our entire budget right now.
“I leank that’s your answer. If you don’t want to be spending your entire budget on defence in the future, spend the vital percentage today and get steps to reinforce your defence now.”
