NATO Chief Discusses Security Guarantees for Ukraine with Zelensky

Two Layers of Security Guarantees

• 🤝 Ukraine, the United States, and Europe are collaborating on security guarantees for Ukraine.
• 🛡️ The first layer involves strengthening the Ukrainian armed forces to ensure their ability to defend the nation.
• 🇪🇺 The second layer focuses on security guarantees to be provided by Europe and the United States.

Learning from Past Failures

• 📉 The Budapest Memorandum and Minsk agreements are cited as examples that failed to provide adequate security guarantees.
• ⚠️ This historical context highlights what the new guarantees should not be.

Working Towards a Lasting Peace

• 🎯 The goal is to establish security guarantees of such a level that Vladimir Putin will not attempt to attack Ukraine again.
• 🗓️ Daily meetings are occurring at military, political, and NSA levels involving Ukraine, Europe, and the US to define these guarantees.
• 💼 The process involves defining what partners can offer Ukraine and how the Ukrainian army must be structured to maintain its strength.