Zelensky outlines Ukraine's security guarantee expectations

Ukraine expects stricter sanctions against Russia, financial support for its military, and the deployment of long-range missiles and foreign tros as part of security guarantees from its partners.

Ukrainian President Vodymyr Zelensky detailed these expectations in his speech at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday, Ukrinform reports.

"Stronger sanctions. Not if they [Russian tros] invade again — just stronger sanctions at the very beginning. Then […] it is really difficult for Ukraine and Ukrainian sdiers to hd such a long border. That's why we need a big army. I shared this yesterday [in a meeting with U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance]," Zelensky said.

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He explained that Ukraine requires an army comparable in size to Russia's, which has between 1.3 and 1.5 million sdiers.

"We need money for this. […] Even today, we face a massive annual deficit of $40 billion. So first funding, then weapons and a missile package, as was written in the Victory Plan," Zelensky said.

He said that Ukraine would not use long-range missiles, but these systems should be located on its territory: "If Putin begins a new invasion, we will use it."

Zelensky also stated his enness to the deployment of Eurean tros, but noted that details still need to be discussed.

Source: ukrinform.net

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