Ukraine’s president and a number of European leaders on Monday said the U.S. must be a partner in creating the future security architecture for Ukraine and the entire European continent.
The statement came after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky huddled with European leaders at the Ukrainian embassy in Georgetown before heading to the White House to meet with President Trump.
While Trump has ruled out bringing Ukraine into NATO, he has raised some sort of security guarantees for the country as part of any peace deal with Russia.
“The leaders welcomed the readiness of the United States to participate in guaranteeing security for Ukraine. One of the key issues in the negotiations with President Trump will be the joint participation of the United States and Europe in creating the future security architecture for Ukraine and, consequently, for the entire European continent,” the statement read.
The signatories to the statement included President of Finland Alexander Stubb, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Keir Starmer, President of the Council of Ministers of Italy Giorgia Meloni, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.
