Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday he and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte discussed the importance of security guarantees for Kyiv in any discussion of a settlement of the nearly three-year-old war against Russia.

The secretary made the statement during a visit to Bratislava, Slovakia. “Reliable security guarantees provided by European countries require support from the United States, not necessarily with ground forces,

President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Ukraine today does not have many formats to guarantee security, such as NATO membership, or a strong army with strong air defense and a contingent of foreign troops.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday that there must be a U.S. security commitment for European countries to send postwar peacekeeping forces to Ukraine and it was too early to say how many British troops he would be willing to deploy.

NATO chief Mark Rutte said that any European security guarantees for Ukraine in a potential peace agreement with Russia would require backing from

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held talks with U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham, focusing on the importance of security guarantees for Ukraine. — Ukrinform.

The meeting between Vance and Zelensky produced no major announcements detailing the way out of the deadliest war in Europe since World War II.

The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, said on Wednesday that President Vladimir Putin of Russia must not be allowed to return with war in a few years after negotiations. Zelensky vowed never to allow Putin to deceive the world again regarding the ongoing war.