Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned that a proposed security agreement floated by US President Donald Trump could be dangerous, expressing concern over the lack of clarity surrounding the initiative.
Speaking to CNN’s Jake Tapper on Friday, Zelenskyy said he was aware of the proposal following discussions with US special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner but had not been given sufficient details.
“For me, it’s not simple, and it can be dangerous,” Zelenskyy said.
Trump had earlier suggested that Washington was working on a major security agreement that could extend beyond Ukraine to involve the whole of Europe.
The US president made the announcement after meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin’s envoy, Kirill Dmitriev, at the White House on Thursday.
“It’s going to be a very big. It’s going to involve more than Ukraine, and I could even say it might involve all of Europe,” Trump told reporters.
The proposal has raised questions among European officials, with several reportedly telling CNN they were unaware of the details of the agreement Trump was referring to.
Zelenskyy stressed that discussions aimed at ending Russia’s war against Ukraine must come before negotiations on broader security arrangements.
He also insisted that any agreement must provide clear guarantees against another Russian invasion, warning that vague commitments could leave Ukraine vulnerable to future attacks.
The development comes as Washington intensifies diplomatic efforts to end the conflict, now in its fifth year, with US, Ukrainian and Russian representatives expected to hold trilateral discussions in Abu Dhabi next week.
[NIGERIAN TRIBUNE]
