Some Ukrainian allies believe that the new Budapest Memorandum, which these guarantees may be, will not yield the desired result.
The United States and Western allies are considering providing security guarantees to Kiev in exchange for our country's neutrality and non-alignment, but it is unlikely that this will be the option of protection measures voiced by Ukraine at the talks in Istanbul, CNN reports.
According to the media, the discussion of this topic is at a very early stage. First of all, because officials in both Ukraine and the West understand that negotiations with Russia can only be a smokescreen.
“Ukrainians will not have enough of a full commitment to defend Ukraine,” said one Western official. Joe Biden's administration at the time argued that the new Budapest Memorandum, which could provide these guarantees, would not produce the desired result.
According to media reports, officials in the United States and the West are skeptical about these security guarantees. They also believe that it is still too early to talk about them.
“We are constantly discussing with Ukrainians ways we can help ensure their sovereignty and security. But at the moment, I can't say anything specific about security guarantees,” said White House Director of Communications Kate Bedingfield.
In general , the parties expect a more detailed vision of Kiev's security guarantees before becoming signatories.
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It will be recalled that the head of the legal group at the talks between Ukraine and Russia, Alexander Chaly, said that security guarantees should be analogous to Article 5 of NATO. This means that an attack on our state will be considered an attack on all signatories. Chaly noted that if they agree, our side agrees to permanent neutrality, non-alignment and non-nuclear. But nothing should contradict Ukraine's right to join the EU.
The head of the Ukrainian delegations David Arahamiya told who Ukraine wants to see as signatories of security guarantees. He also said that the document will not apply to the temporarily occupied territories of Donbass and Crimea, as issues have not yet been resolved.
Earlier , the United States declared its readiness to act as one of the guarantors of Ukraine's security. Then the same was announced in Italy and Germany. At the same time, British Deputy Prime Minister Dominique Raab said that London would consider Ukraine's request , but he ruled out taking guarantees that NATO countries have.
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