Russia Zelenskyi wants to talk to Trump about security guarantees
During his meeting with US President Donald Trump this Sunday, Ukrainian head of state Volodymyr Zelenskyi wants to make it clear once again that Kiev is not prepared to capitulate or accept a dictated peace with Moscow. "Of course there are red lines for Ukraine and the Ukrainian people," said Zelensky in a message on his Telegram channel ahead of the meeting in Florida. Selenskyj had always categorically rejected the cessions of those parts of the Donetsk region that Russia does not yet control, which Trump had also demanded. There are compromise proposals for the outstanding territorial issues, Selensky said.
27.12.2025, 19:14
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The Ukrainian head of state wants to talk to Trump about the 20 points for a possible peace plan he presented on Christmas Eve. The core issue would be security guarantees for Ukraine in the event of a ceasefire in order to be permanently protected from a new Russian attack.
Selensky said that Russia's daily airstrikes showed that it had no interest in peace. That is why he wants to lobby Trump for more air defense systems. The Ukrainian air defense needs more missiles, said Selenskyj in view of the daily Russian attacks with drones and missiles.
Zelenskyi: Grateful for EU aid, but Ukraine needs more
Zelensky also said that there were parallel negotiations with the Europeans on security guarantees. He expressed his gratitude that the EU had decided to provide Ukraine with further financial support in the form of loans worth billions. "But to be honest, there is always a shortage of money, especially for the production of weapons and, above all, drones," he said.
The Russians are left out of the negotiations in the USA. Without an agreement with Moscow, however, there is no peace in sight.
Selenskyj said before the meeting with Trump that he also wanted to talk to the US President about investments for the reconstruction of Ukraine after the end of the war. Funds would have to be set up for this and up to 800 billion US dollars (679 billion euros) would have to be raised.
Selenskyj assumes that Trump will once again insist on elections in Ukraine. The Ukrainian president, whose term of office officially expired in 2024 but was extended due to martial law, could be re-legitimized through a vote. According to Selenskyj, the Kremlin is demanding that Ukrainian refugees in Russia - hundreds of thousands of them - should also be able to take part in the vote. The Ukrainian said that Russia's leadership itself was not legitimate. Elections in Russia are criticized as being neither fair nor free.
