Europe cannot guarantee Ukraine’s security without the US, Zelenskyy says – video

If Donald Trump withdraws US support for Ukraine, Europe alone will be unable to fill the gap, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has suggested. 'There are voices which say that Europe could offer security guarantees without the Americans, and I always say no,' said the Ukrainian president during an hour-long interview with the Guardian at the presidential administration in Kyiv.'Security guarantees without America are not real security guarantees,' he added. Trump has said he wants to end the war in Ukraine, but sceptics fear a US-brokered deal could involve forcing Ukraine to capitulate to Vladimir Putin’s maximalist demands. Zelenskyy said he was ready to negotiate but wanted Ukraine to do so from a 'position of strength', adding that he would offer US companies lucrative reconstruction contracts and investment concessions to try to get Trump onside

• Zelenskyy: Europe cannot guarantee Ukraine’s security without America

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