President Donald Trump on Wednesday ruled out offering US security guarantees or NATO membership for Ukraine as his counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky prepared to visit to seal a deal on handing over natural resources.
Trump, who has upended US policy by reaching out to Russia and seeking a quick end to the three-year war, said that European allies would bear responsibility for Ukraine’s security. […]
I’m not going to make security guarantees beyond very much,” Trump said.
”We’re going to have Europe do that,” Trump said. ”Europe is their next-door neighbor, but we’re going to make sure everything goes well.”
Asked what concessions would need to be made to end the war, he ruled out Ukrainian membership in NATO, again repeating Russia’s stance that the issue was behind its invasion. ”NATO — you can forget about,” Trump said. ”I think that’s probably the reason the whole thing started.” Läs artikel