Ukraine offers a $ 100 billion weapons deal to Trump to win security guarantees

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Ukraine will return to buying $ 100 billion of US weapons funded by Europe in an attempt to obtain US guarantees for its security after a peace settlement with Russia, according to a document in the Financial Times.

According to the proposals, Kiev and Washington will also collect a $ 50 billion deal to produce drones with Ukrainian companies that have been a leader in technology since then Russia’s extensive invasion In 2022.

KYIV shared the proposals of new security deals with the United States, which have not been reported in advance, in the list of talk points with European allies before a meeting with the American President Donald Trump On Monday, the White House, according to four people, are aware of this issue.

The document does not stipulate the weapons required by Ukraine to buy it as part of a deal, but Kiev was clear about its desire to buy at least 10 national air defense systems in the United States to protect its cities and critical infrastructure, along with missiles and other equipment. The document does not specify the amount of drone deal, the purchases or investment will be.

The Ukraine Stadium aims to attract Trump’s desire to benefit from the American industry. On Monday at the White House, he was asked about more US military aid to Ukraine. Trump said: “We do not give anything. We are selling weapons.”

The document explains how Ukraine intends to make an anti -United States step after Trump seemed to be compatible with the position of Russia to end the war after his meeting with President Vladimir Putin in Alaska last week.

It is repeated Ukraine’s call for the ceasefire that Trump adopted, but then he fell after Putin’s meeting in favor of the pursuit of a comprehensive peace.

German counselor Friedrich Mirz Trump on Monday in a general part of the meeting with the Ukrainian president told the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy And other European leaders in Washington that the group wants to help the US president to secure a ceasefire before any next steps.

“I cannot imagine that the next meeting will be held without a ceasefire,” he said. So let’s work on that and let us try to pressure Russia because the credibility of these efforts we face today depends on the ceasefire at least.“

The document says that “permanent peace does not depend on the concessions and free gifts of Putin, but on (A) a strong security framework that would prevent aggression in the future.”

He adds that the recent footage in the Russian media shows that the Kremlin is not serious about a possible peace agreement and holds a low opinion in Trump’s leadership, citing consuming comments about the American president, which was made by prominent television host Vladimir Solovioff.

In one of them, he mocks Trump because of his “threat” Russia, saying that Moscow could “destroy (the United States) with nuclear weapons.”

Ukraine will not accept any deal, including regional concessions to Russia and insist on the ceasefire as a first step towards a full peace agreement, according to the document.

According to the document, KYIV also rejects the proposal made by Putin to Trump in Alaska to freeze the rest of the front lines if Ukraine withdrew forces from partly occupied eastern regions in Donetsk and Luhansk. Doing this would create “a foothold for further progress of Russian forces towards DNIPRO” and enables Putin to “achieve the goals of aggression by other means.”

Ukraine believes that Russia’s attempt to settle regional issues before further talks on a permanent peace agreement will lead to a close document on the ground while not making anything to ensure the security of Kiev’s future, according to the document.

KYIV also insists that he is granted full compensation from Russia for wartime compensation, which is likely to pay for $ 300 billion in frozen Russian sovereign assets in Western countries. The document adds that any relief from sanctions should not be granted unless Russia is compatible with the future peace agreement and “game A).