Zelensky: US-Russia security talks go beyond Ukraine guarantees

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that Putin's wars stem from his attitude toward other countries, not an inevitable confrontation between Russia and Europe, commenting on US-Russia security talks at the European Political Community summit in Dublin on Thursday, November 12. Zelensky noted that when Americans and Russians discuss security, they refer not only to guarantees for Ukraine but to a new security model between Europe and Russia, which Ukraine finds somewhat strange. He reminded that for 30 years after the USSR's collapse, Europe treated Russia well, seeking closer trade and cooperation. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio called security guarantees for Ukraine a key topic in peace talks, while European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen insisted new security architecture be discussed only after the war ends. The Economist reported US negotiators proposed changing Donetsk and Luhansk borders, which Ukraine rejected.