Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday urged European leaders gathered in Dublin to pay close attention to talks between the United States and Russia on Europe’s future security architecture. The Ukrainian leader warned that negotiations between Washington and Moscow could have implications extending beyond the question of security guarantees for Ukraine.
Zelensky made the appeal at the European Political Community summit.
“Europe must pay very close attention when the Americans and Russians discuss this issue: it is not just about security guarantees for Ukraine. In fact, it is more about some kind of new security framework between Europe and Russia. (…) We are waiting for more details, and Europe must be very vigilant about this,” Volodymyr Zelensky said in Dublin, according to Agerpres.
The warning comes as U.S. negotiators Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Thursday. The visit followed peace talks between Russian and Ukrainian representatives held in Abu Dhabi with the United States acting as mediator.
The prospect of a new European security framework emerging from negotiations between Washington and Moscow is causing concern among European leaders.