Ukraine says US security guarantees deal ‘100% ready’

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the US deal on security guarantees for Ukraine is completely ready, and Kyiv is simply waiting for a time and place to sign it.

Zelenskyy says Abu Dhabi talks ‘productive’

On Friday and Saturday, negotiators from Ukraine, Russia and the US held their first trilateral meeting in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, to discuss Washington’s framework for ending Russia’s nearly four-year full-scale invasion.

Following talks between representatives from Ukraine, the US and Russia aimed at ending the years-long war in Ukraine,  President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described the US agreement on providing security guarantees to Kyiv as “100% ready.”

“For us, security guarantees are first and foremost guarantees of security from the United States. The document is 100% ⁠ready, and we are waiting for our partners to confirm the date and place when we will sign it,” the Ukrainian leader told reporters on Sunday during ⁠a visit to Vilnius, the Lithuanian capital.

“The document will then be sent for ratification to the US Congress and the Ukrainian parliament,” he said.

Zelenskyy also called for Ukraine to be granted membership of the European Union by 2027. He described it as an “economic security guarantee.”