Zelenskyy says Ukraine security guarantees include purchase of $90B US weapons
By Anjali Sharma
WASINGTON – President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday has said that the discussion with US President Donald Trump and European leaders at the White House included plans for Ukraine to purchase $90 billion in American weapons through European funding, as part of the country’s security guarantees, as quoted in media report.
He added that another part of the guarantees would involve Ukraine manufacturing drones, some of which would be purchased by the US.
Zelensky made comments at a news conference after the White House meeting, noted that this remains under discussion and that no formal agreement has been reached.
He said that the agreement will be formalized over the next week or 10 days.
According to a document shared with allies and cited media the proposal also includes a $50 billion drone production deal with US partners.
The package was circulated ahead of Zelensky’s meeting with Trump at the White House.
Zelenskyy pitch is designed to appeal to Trump’s emphasis on economic benefits for American industry.
Trump told reporters: “We’re not giving anything. We’re selling weapons.”
The document stressed that “a lasting peace shall be based not on concessions and free gifts to Russian President Vladimir Putin, but on (a) strong security framework that will prevent future aggression.”
Ukraine has rejected a Russian proposal to freeze the frontline in exchange for troop withdrawals from parts of Donetsk and Luhansk, warned that such concessions would risk enabled Moscow to push deeper into the country.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, spoke alongside Zelensky and Trump in Washington, said a ceasefire must come first.
“I can’t imagine that the next meeting would take place without a ceasefire,” he said.
He urged more pressure on Moscow.
The Ukrainian document also called to compensate Kyiv for wartime damages, potentially through $300 billion in frozen Russian assets held in Western countries.
It stressed that any sanctions relief should be conditional on Moscow’s compliance with a peace agreement.
The proposals came after Trump’s summit with Putin in Alaska, where the US President claimed “great progress” but acknowledged that no deal was reached to end the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
