Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy listens as German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (not pictured) speaks during a joint press conference at the Chancellery following a virtual meeting hosted by Merz between European leaders and President Donald Trump in Berlin, on Aug. 13, 2025. Omer Messinger/Getty Images
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he wants to get clarity within the next 10 days on the nature of security guarantees before he agrees to a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Speaking to reporters on Aug. 20, after returning from Washington, Zelenskyy said: “We want to have an understanding of the security guarantees architecture within seven to 10 days. And based on that understanding, we aim to hold a trilateral meeting. That was my logic.”
