NATO Secretary General names two levels of security guarantees for Ukraine
23 August 04:13
Security guarantees for Ukraine, which the United States and European countries are working on, are likely to consist of two levels. This was stated by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte during a joint press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, broadcast by Suspilne, "Komersant Ukrainian" reports
The first level, according to Rutte, will involve the conclusion of a peace agreement or ceasefire.
“So the first level will be to ensure that the Armed Forces of Ukraine are as strong as possible so that they can withstand any difficulties,” the NATO Secretary General said.
The second level is what “the United States and Europe will provide”.
“This is what we are actually working on. And, as we all know, the Budapest Memorandum and the Minsk agreements also did not lead to real guarantees. And our new guarantees should not be like that,” Rutte said.
He added that the level of future security guarantees should be such that the illegitimate president of the aggressor country, Russia, Vladimir Putin, would not dare to attack Ukraine again.
