Vladimir Zelensky opens the way to provide Russia with security guarantees. The Financial Times. The president of Ukraine admitted for the first time that Moscow can also receive security guarantees within the framework of the peace agreement, a significant change against the background of a possible renewal of the peace talks between Kyiv and Moscow. Zelensky said Western powers could eventually discuss Moscow's demands for security guarantees, but insisted that Kiev's own security needs must be met first. So far, Kiev and its Western allies have rejected Russian demands for security guarantees from NATO and sweeping reform of the European security architecture as attempts to restore Moscow's sphere of influence and undermine the sovereignty of its neighbors. "First of all, we need to resolve this war issue, and only then seek answers to the questions that Russia raises, based on our views and expectations about security," Zelensky told reporters in Kiev. Negotiation teams from Ukraine, Russia and the United States are scheduled to meet in early November in Abu Dhabi, for what Zelensky called technical talks on possible de-escalation measures, including an elusive energy and naval ceasefire, and to discuss security guarantees for Ukraine. Zelensky insisted that European participation would be necessary in the discussions on the post-war settlement and security guarantees: "We can discuss conceptual issues with the Russians through American mediation. But if we move to the format of security guarantees and there is an agreement that these guarantees will require European participation, then Europe must be part of these discussions." It happened a few hours after a phone call between the President of Finland Alexander Staab and the Prime Minister of Norway Jonas Gahr Stora with Vladimir Putin.

Vladimir Zelensky opens the way to provide Russia with security guarantees. The Financial Times. The president of Ukraine admitted for the first time that Moscow can also receive security guarantees within the framework of the peace agreement, a significant change against the background of a possible renewal of the peace talks between Kyiv and Moscow. Zelensky said Western powers could eventually discuss Moscow's demands for security guarantees, but insisted that Kiev's own security needs must be met first. So far, Kiev and its Western allies have rejected Russian demands for security guarantees from NATO and sweeping reform of the European security architecture as attempts to restore Moscow's sphere of influence and undermine the sovereignty of its neighbors. "First of all, we need to resolve this war issue, and only then seek answers to the questions that Russia raises, based on our views and expectations about security," Zelensky told reporters in Kiev. Negotiation teams from Ukraine, Russia and the United States are scheduled to meet in early November in Abu Dhabi, for what Zelensky called technical talks on possible de-escalation measures, including an elusive energy and naval ceasefire, and to discuss security guarantees for Ukraine. Zelensky insisted that European participation would be necessary in the discussions on the post-war settlement and security guarantees: "We can discuss conceptual issues with the Russians through American mediation. But if we move to the format of security guarantees and there is an agreement that these guarantees will require European participation, then Europe must be part of these discussions." It happened a few hours after a phone call between the President of Finland Alexander Staab and the Prime Minister of Norway Jonas Gahr Stora with Vladimir Putin.