Zelenskiy says foreign peacekeepers idea could be raised in Brussels on Wednesday

Record ID: 1890359

  • Title: Zelenskiy says foreign peacekeepers idea could be raised in Brussels on Wednesday
  • Date: 17th December 2024
  • Summary: LVIV, UKRAINE (DECEMBER 17, 2024) (REUTERS) POLISH PRIME MINISTER, DONALD TUSK, AND UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT, VOLODYMYR ZELENSKIY, STANDING AT BEGINNING OF PRESS CONFERENCE JOURNALIST ASKING QUESTION TUSK TALKING (SOUNDBITE) (Ukrainian) UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT, VOLODYMYR ZELENSKIY, SAYING: "There could be questions not only about the (foreign) contingent, but also questions that Ukraine will raise. This includes our long-range strike capabilities, major investments in our Ukrainian weapons production to strengthen our armed forces." ZELENSKIY'S SPOKESPERSON, SERHIY NIKIFOROV, CHECKING HIS PHONE JOURNALISTS AND OFFICIALS SEATED (SOUNDBITE) (Ukrainian) UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT, VOLODYMYR ZELENSKIY, SAYING: "Effective security guarantees in the future mean NATO. And Ukraine wants to understand from those allies on which it depends, when this will happen and how likely it is." JOURNALIST ASKING QUESTION (SOUNDBITE) (Polish) POLISH PRIME MINISTER, DONALD TUSK, SAYING: "Ukraine has always been able to count on Polish support when it comes to NATO membership. Nothing has changed in this regard. If it were up to Poland, it wouldn't take more than one day. But you can count on our diplomacy and our actions here. We will do everything we can to make the prospect of NATO membership for Ukraine ever closer. We are aware it's not an easy path." JOURNALIST ASKING QUESTION TUSK AND ZELENSKIY SHAKING HANDS, HUGGING
  • Embargoed: 31st December 2024 17:37
  • Keywords: Lviv NATO Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk President Volodymyr Zelenskiy Warsaw border war in Ukraine
  • Location: LVIV, UKRAINE
  • City: LVIV, UKRAINE
  • Country: Ukraine
  • Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Europe,Military Conflicts
  • Reuters ID: LVA001781017122024RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:The possible deployment of foreign peacekeeping troops in Ukraine could be raised at a meeting of European leaders in Brussels on Wednesday, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday.
    The meeting to discuss support for Ukraine, almost three years after Russia's full-scale invasion, will gather the leaders of Germany, France, Poland and NATO, among others, according to sources.
    The Ukrainian leader publicly floated the idea of foreign troops being deployed until Ukraine could join NATO during a meeting with a German politician on Dec. 9.
    The possibility was first raised by French President Emmanuel Macron in February but no consensus was reached among European leaders on the matter.
    "There could be questions not only about the (foreign) contingent, but also questions that Ukraine will raise," he told a joint press conference with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk in Lviv.
    Zelenskiy said the urgent strengthening of Ukraine would be the main thing to discuss. He mentioned long-range defence capabilities, allied investment in Ukrainian weapons production and security guarantees among other topics.
    Tusk said his country, one of Ukraine's staunchest supporters, would do everything in its power to make Kyiv's NATO membership a real possibility.
    (Production: Andriy Perun, Felix Hoske)
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