Volodymyr Zelenskyy has rebuked Russian demands for Moscow to be included in any security guarantees for postwar Ukraine, as US efforts to end the conflict hit an impasse because of Vladimir Putin’s hardline stance.
The Ukrainian president’s comments came as he met Nato secretary-general Mark Rutte in Kyiv on Friday to discuss western security guarantees, following high-profile talks in the past week over ending the war.
“When Russia raises the issue of security guarantees, I, frankly speaking, do not know who is threatening them,” Zelenskyy said. “They attacked us, and I do not quite understand what guarantees the aggressor needs.”
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