Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in Ankara on Tuesday that he would seek "security guarantees" from the United States, the European Union and Turkey for any peace deal with Russia, as the conflict approaches its third year.
"As a country, we want peace, we want the war to end. But we want the end of the war to be based on certain security guarantees," Zelensky said in an interview with Turkey's Anadolu Agency ahead of a meeting with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
The Ukrainian leader added that he hopes that such "security guarantees will be offered by the United States, the European Union, Turkey and the whole of Europe."
Zelensky's meeting with Erdogan comes as the US begins talks with Russia in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia.
On Monday, Zelensky insisted that Ukraine "will not recognize" any agreement reached without Kiev, and said Ukrainians and Westerners should have a common position before talking to Moscow.
Washington and Moscow have said Kiev would take part in the talks when the time comes.
Other key issues on which Washington and Moscow were cooperating before the invasion could come back to the table: nuclear disarmament, conventional forces in Europe, Iran's nuclear program or the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
A meeting between Trump and Putin, which could also take place in Saudi Arabia.
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