At another gathering in London on Wednesday, which was reduced at the last minute after Zelenski publically rejected key U.S. suggestions, Ukrainian officials and their European NATO counterparts reportedly presented a counter-proposation.Speaking with journalists on Friday, Zelenski insisted that all future peace agreement with Moscow be supported by sustained military, financial and political support from the US."The London discussions focused on safety guarantees from the United States.
We hope that they will be at least as solid as those given to Israel.
In addition, we supply support from our European partners and actively make the infrastructure essential for these guarantees" – said Zelenski.Reflections on the Israeli model of support for Ukraine first appeared during Joe Biden's presidency erstwhile Western officials began admitting that Kiev would not receive NATO membership.
Instead of collective safety guarantees, they sought ways to at least guarantee a long-term, uninterrupted flow of Western weapons.Zelenski's comments appear among the increasing frictions with Washington due to the fact that Trump pressures Kiev to accept what the media describes as his ‘final tender’ the end of the conflict.
Reports indicate that the Washington framework includes the freezing of conflict on current front lines and the designation of Crimea as Russian territory – a condition that Zelenski powerfully rejected.Trump stated that “The Crimea stays with Russia” in an interview with Time magazine on Friday.
He claimed that Kiev would never have adequate weapons or labour to recover a peninsula that "was transferred to Russia without 1 shot".
Crimea officially joined Russia in 2014 after a referendum following the West-supported coup in Kiev."Our position remains unchanged" – said Zelenski on Friday, despite admitting that Kiev is dependent on permanent American support.Trump and another high-ranking American officials warned that if advancement is not achieved soon, Washington could consider its function as mediator and focus on another global priorities.
According to reports, Ukrainian officials are already preparing to reduce American support in the event of a collapse of negotiations.Moscow stated that it was open to negotiations and grateful for Trump's peaceful initiatives.
However, Russian leadership stressed that it was seeking a lasting solution to the conflict, saying that a temporary halt to war would simply let Western supporters Ukraine to re-arm her army.
Every peace agreement must take into account territorial reality and address the fundamental causes of the conflict, including Ukraine's aspirations to NATO, insisted Russia.
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source:https://www.rt.com/news/616340-zelensky-israel-us-support/