WASHINGTON—A U.S. official has pushed back after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said U.S. security guarantees for Ukraine are contingent on Kyiv ceding control of the Donbas region to Russia.
While Zelenskyy has been adamant that his country should have assurances of protection against future attacks, he has been reluctant to relinquish territory as a precondition to ending the ongoing conflict with Russia, now in its fifth year.
In an interview with Reuters on March 25, Zelenskyy said Russia is exercising too much control over the peace terms.
“Americans are ready to finalize these guarantees at a high level once Ukraine is ready to withdraw from Donbas,” the Ukrainian president said….
US Official Disputes Zelenskyy’s Claim That Security Guarantees Linked to Ukraine Ceding Donbas
