Ukraine is working on developing a military component of security guarantees, and the relevant developments will be submitted to partner states upon completion of this work. This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelensky during the end-of-year press conference in Kyiv.
The Head of State noted that the issue of developing the military component of security guarantees is within the competence of the Ministry of Defense and the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
"A lot depends on us on the platform of the Ministry of Defense and the General Staff. The military component – we have to convey our vision to our partners, and this is a significant core for security guarantees. We have not yet conveyed it. There are many challenges, a lot of work, but the ball is now in our court in this matter," Volodymyr Zelensky said.
The President also reiterated that the format of joining NATO without the temporarily occupied territories is unacceptable for Ukraine, as in case of Russia's repeated aggression, there are also no security guarantees for the part of the country that will gain membership in the Alliance.
"The question here is: will NATO countries join the fight for a part of Ukrainian territory that has a certain status in NATO? After all, we do not recognize the occupied territories as Russian," the Head of State noted.
