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BumRushDaShow

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Mon Dec 29, 2025, 08:49 AM 5 hrs ago

Zelensky: 15-year US security guarantee part of peace proposal [View all]

Source: The Hill

12/29/25 7:56 AM ET


Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told reporters on Monday that the United States is offering a 15-year security guarantee in the latest draft of the 20-point peace proposal to end Kyiv’s war with Russia.

Zelensky, answering reporters’ questions on WhatsApp, said he would prefer the Trump administration to commit to up to 50 years to deter Russia from launching any further attacks.

“I would like the guarantee to be much longer,” Zelensky said, multiple outlets reported. “I told him that we would very much like to consider the possibility of 30, 40, 50 years,” Zelensky added. “And that would then be a historic decision by President Trump.”

Zelensky told reporters that President Trump said he would consider the Ukrainian leader’s request for more years, The Associated Press reported.

Read more: https://thehill.com/policy/international/5665104-volodymyr-zelensky-donald-trump-ukraine-security-guarantee/

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