Scholz: 'We need to discuss security guarantees for Ukraine.'
According to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Russian President Vladimir Putin intends to seize neighboring territories, therefore, Kyiv's partners must discuss concrete security guarantees for Ukraine, Deutsche Welle wrote[1] on June 14. The chancellor added that "freezing the war" and thus legitimizing Russia's invasion is not an option, because borders cannot be moved by force. "The Russian president wants to seize certain neighboring territories: he holds such plans for Ukraine, and it is obvious he has such plans for Belarus," Scholz said.
"That is why it is important to clearly state that we will support Ukraine as long as necessary and that we will not agree to an imposed peace. Russia must withdraw its troops." As an example of such support, he named repairing damaged Ukrainian military equipment and setting up repair centers in Romania, Slovakia, and Poland.
Politico: Duda, Scholz, Macron to meet in Paris, discuss security guarantees for Ukraine
Politico reported on June 9 that several anonymous French officials confirmed German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Polish President Andrzej Duda were expected in Paris on June 12 to meet with French President Emmanuel Macron and discuss security guarantees for Ukraine.
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According to the chancellor, Ukraine's partners must also be ready to ensure its security after the war is over. For that purpose, the allies need to have "a very specific conversation about security guarantees." Scholz, as well as French President Emmanuel Macron, have called[3] for providing security guarantees for Ukraine after the war to prevent further Russian aggression.
The French Foreign Ministry released a statement[4] in late May that NATO allies were contemplating an Israeli-style security agreement for Ukraine. However, Politico reported on June 8 that Western officials remain divided[5] on providing security guarantees for Ukraine, questioning whether it is worthwhile when Ukraine is not yet a member of the military alliance. Other NATO members, mainly from Central and Eastern Europe, favor[6] offering a clear membership pathway to Ukraine during the upcoming summit in Vilnius.
Martin Fornusek
News Editor
Martin Fornusek is a news editor at the Kyiv Independent.
He has previously worked as a news content editor at the media company Newsmatics and is a contributor to Euromaidan Press.
He also volunteers as an editor and translator at the Czech-language version of Ukrainer.
Martin studied at Masaryk University in Brno, Czechia, holding a bachelor's degree in security studies and history and a master's degree in conflict and democracy studies.
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- ^ Politico: Duda, Scholz, Macron to meet in Paris, discuss security guarantees for UkrainePolitico reported on June 9 that several anonymous French officials confirmed German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Polish President Andrzej Duda were expected in Paris on June 12 to meet with French President Emmanuel Macron and discuss security guarantees for Ukraine. (kyivindependent.com)
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