Volodymyr Zelenskiy said the US, and European and other partners’ security guarantees instead of Nato membership was a compromise on Ukraine’s side. Photograph: Tolga Akmen/ ShutterstockUkraine has relinquished its ambition of joining the Nato military alliance in exchange for western security guarantees as a ‍compromise to end the war with Russia, president Volodymyr Zelenskiy said ahead of talks with US envoys in Berlin. Zelenskiy said on Sunday that the US, and European and other partners’ security guarantees instead of Nato membership was a compromise on Ukraine’s side. “From the very beginning, Ukraine’s desire was to join Nato, these are real security guarantees. “And it is already a compromise from our part,” he ‌said, adding ​that ‍the security guarantees should be legally binding.

Source: The Irish Times December 14, 2025 13:33 UTC