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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
Kyiv, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met in Kyiv on Friday with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, who is visiting the country. The main topic of the talks was the security guarantees that official Kyiv wants to receive after the end of the armed conflict with Russia, the Office of the President of Ukraine reported.
During the conversation with M. Rutte, V. Zelensky noted that negotiations on the specific content of security guarantees for Ukraine are being conducted virtually every day. According to him, official Kyiv hopes to receive security guarantees similar to Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty. “So that there is an absolutely clear architecture: which countries help us on the ground, which work for the safety of our skies, which guarantee security at sea, help Ukraine,” V. Zelensky explained.
He added that security guarantees should also include funding for the Ukrainian Armed Forces in such quantity and quality that it will be a real protection for the country.
The NATO Secretary General, in turn, stated that Ukraine’s allies are currently working to ensure that by the start of peace negotiations between Kiev and Moscow, the Ukrainian side has guarantees that the Russian Federation will adhere to any agreements.
Separately, V. Zelensky and M. Rutte discussed financing the production of drones in Ukraine and the implementation of the “List of Priority Needs of Ukraine” program, within the framework of which NATO members can cooperate in the purchase of American weapons for the Ukrainian army. –0–
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