Zelinski calls for a European army, warning Russia against not preparing for dialogue

Ukrainian President Folodimir Zelinski called for the creation of a European army to strengthen the continent’s defenses, as he warned that Russia “is not preparing for dialogue” to strengthen possible reliable peace talks.

Zelinski said that Ukraine has intelligence information that Russia is planning to send forces to its ally Belarus this summer under the pretext of training exercises, but it warned that it posed a direct threat to NATO border countries.

“We must build the armed forces in Europe, so that the future of Europe depends on the Europeans only,” Zellinski told the Munich Security Conference in Germany.

“Putin clearly sees Belarusia just another Russian boycott now,” he added.

Ukrainian President met with US Vice President JD Vance on Friday to discuss the growing hopes of the Russian-Ukraine peace agreement, but he indicated that his country wanted “security guarantees” before any talks with Russia began.

“This is not a country that wants peace,” Zelinski said of Russia. “He is not preparing for dialogue.”

Zelinski on Friday NBC News said It will be “very difficult, very difficult for Ukraine to survive without US military support, both now and in the event of a possible Russian invasion in the future.

The conference was also told earlier in the day that Ukraine will need to double its army if it is not able to join NATO.

US President Donald Trump has repeatedly said that the American forces will not be stationed in Ukraine to serve as a deterrent to increase Russian aggression. Instead, I suggested that Washington and Kiev hit an economic agreement, focusing on the width of the huge minerals, to provide the besieged country with a security shield after the war.

Global Defense and Security officials in Munich, Germany, are collected for the annual conference for a period At the forefront of discussions.

The possibilities of the peace agreement returned to the forefront this week after President Trump made separate phone calls with both Russian President Vladimir Putin, and then, Zelinski. After initially indicated that a bilateral deal can be concluded between Washington and Moscow, Trump later said that Zelinski in Ukraine would participate, along with “many other people.”

However, US officials poured cold water on many Zelinski’s solid lines for an agreement, with Defense Minister Beit Higseth on Wednesday, saying that both NATO membership and the restoration of Ukraine borders before 2014 were unrealistic results.

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