Volodymyr Zelensky stated that the security guarantees offered by Kyiv do not imply the deployment of NATO troops in Ukraine in case of a possible attack by any state.
“The difference between the assistance and the security guarantees we are currently receiving is that the security guarantees are a document that must be signed by the respective states. Those guarantees can be different: financial resources, weapons, sanctions, political guarantees of security, humanitarian support,” Zelensky said in an interview with BBC.
According to him, Kyiv does not want civilians or soldiers from NATO countries to fight on Ukrainian soil. It is about "unified standards and a package" for Ukraine, as long as the country is not part of NATO.
On September 13, the office of the President of Ukraine published the draft of the ‘Kyiv security agreement’, which implies international guarantees to Kyiv.
Commenting on that document, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated that only the country's leadership can provide security guarantees to Ukraine.
