Ukraine’s acting president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has publicly admitted that he has heard the message from Washington that he won’t receive any security guarantees unless he gives up the remaining part of the Donbass. Progress? Not so much.
In an interview with Reuters released on March 25, Zelenskyy said: “Americans are ready to finalize the security guarantees at a high level once Ukraine is ready to withdraw from Donbass. The U.S. will then provide the security guarantees Ukraine is seeking.” However, having gotten the message, he once again rejected the idea of withdrawing from Donbass, calling it a threat to Ukrainian and European security. His message back to Washington followed: “I would very much like the American side to understand that the eastern part of our country is part of our security guarantees.”
