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Ukraine is seeking concrete security guarantees during peace negations in Turkey, including promises of military assistance during a future conflict from the world’s “leading armies,” including those with nuclear weapons, in exchange for adopting neutral status.
“The Treaty on Security Guarantees essentially assumes, not in theory, but in practice, to obtain an effective instrument for protecting our territory and sovereignty,” Mihailo Podolyuak, top adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said of the talks. “The guarantor countries become, so to speak, the leading armies of the world, including those with a nuclear component, which take on specific legal obligations — to intervene in any conflict on the territory of Ukraine, to immediately supply weapons.”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
(House Television via AP)
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Ukraine proposed that it would remain militarily neutral but was also seeking “mandatory entry into the single market of the European Union as a full-fledged member.”
Podolyuak stressed the importance of NATO countries such as the U.S., U.K., Turkey and Germany being signatories of any potential treaty, arguing that their support would help “avoid the traditional Russian non-binding nature of legal treaties.”
Russian President Vladimir Putin
(Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
The comments come as the latest round of peace negotiations, which were facilitated by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has made progress towards a resolution to the conflict.
According to reporting from the Wall Street Journal, Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed to meet with Zelenskyy to initial any treaty once negotiations have concluded, a sign that both sides are warming to potential progress.
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