Zelensky: 15-year US security guarantee part of peace proposal

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: The Hill

12/29/25 7:56 AM ET


Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told reporters on Monday that the United States is offering a 15-year security guarantee in the latest draft of the 20-point peace proposal to end Kyiv’s war with Russia.

Zelensky, answering reporters’ questions on WhatsApp, said he would prefer the Trump administration to commit to up to 50 years to deter Russia from launching any further attacks.

“I would like the guarantee to be much longer,” Zelensky said, multiple outlets reported. “I told him that we would very much like to consider the possibility of 30, 40, 50 years,” Zelensky added. “And that would then be a historic decision by President Trump.”

Zelensky told reporters that President Trump said he would consider the Ukrainian leader’s request for more years, The Associated Press reported.

Read more: https://thehill.com/policy/international/5665104-volodymyr-zelensky-donald-trump-ukraine-security-guarantee/

[Irish_Dem]

1. Any agreement with Trump is meaningless.

[wolfie001]

2. I was just about to reply.....

Some russki oligarch will hold a stash of bitcoin at the fat orange imbecile and Ukraine's out the window.

[Irish_Dem]

7. Trump will play both ends. Exact a huge amount of money from both Ukraine and Russia.

They want something from him and they will have to pay out the nose for it.

Then he will screw over both sides.

[MadameButterfly]

21. I think he will only extract money from Ukraine

Territory, minerals, etc.
He'll MAYBE extract promises form Putin which won't be kept.
Trump is not running this. Putin is.

[Irish_Dem]

23. It would be interesting to see the real transactions behind the scenes.

Not the fake TV stunts.

Yes Trump will extract something from both sides.

[MadameButterfly]

27. I just haven't heard

what he is asking Putin to give up. Unless you count not taking over the whole of Ukraine a sacrifice.

[Irish_Dem]

30. He is asking Putin to stop blackmailing him.

[MadameButterfly]

34. Well, yes. But blackmail never really ends

does it? Trump does Putin's bidding so Putin doesn't expose him. But he has to keep doing Putin's bidding. He is never done.

[Irish_Dem]

35. Exactly. Putin doesn't care what Trump wants.

[OldBaldy1701E]

3. President Zelenskyy needs to understand that.

Making any deal with this slimeball is going to backfire on you spectacularly.

Just read some history on the subject.

[Bayard]

19. Guarantees were already made when Ukraine gave up all its nukes

We see how that's worked.

trump, "considering," on providing protection for more years, like Zelensky wants, is crap. Its not up to him, and if it was Putin asking, it would be shoved down Ukraine's throat.

Zelensky asks, Putin demands.

[OldBaldy1701E]

20. Yep.

The problem, of course, is that Zelenskyy asks, Putin demands, and Trump kowtows.

[MadameButterfly]

22. Zelensky understands who he is dealing with

He has to go through the motions. He is buying time. While Europe arms enough to help and while Ukrainian drones keep getting better. Hoping to survive until the US gets rid of Trump. Making it as hard as possible for Trump politicallly to completely desert Ukraine or publicly allly himself with Putin. Zelensky is smarter than the rest of us.

[OldBaldy1701E]

25. "Hoping to survive until the US gets rid of Trump."

Heh, aren't we all?

[MadameButterfly]

28. Ha. Yes, I guess that's the sized of it.

But some of us are more on the front lines than others. Nobody is dropping misseles on my town (yet).

[Lovie777]

11. Any agreement with shithole and Putin is meaningless................

[Irish_Dem]

16. Putin and Trump will double cross everyone including each other.

[Emrys]

31. What could Ukraine do if Trump reneged on any such agreement?

Sue?

I understand why Zelensky has to go though these motions. It's quite canny to get these issues out in the open and try to put Trump on the spot, but ultimately Trump will do whatever suits Trump best at any point in time, and in any case he will not be in power when these mooted agreements come into force.

What a future Congress and administration will choose to do is another matter. One would hope that no civilized country would need a formal agreement in order to come to the aid of any country invaded by a rapacious bullying hasbeen superpower.

[Irish_Dem]

32. Yes I understand Zelensky has to do Kabuki Theater right now.

Yes he has to get the issues out there and pretend Trump
is operating in good faith.

The GOP in congress will do what their minders tell them to do.

We no longer have a working congress.
It has been dismantled.

[Mike Nelson]

4. Vlad will...

... agree to anything unenforceable and nothing meaningful. He will also tell The Donald how handsome he is, and how much he deserves a Peace Award for all his hard work.

[Irish_Dem]

17. And send over some hookers and kids.

[Hope22]

5. Unfortunately the US has become a four year organization!

Sir we are into our second year with this one. There are no guarantees. Even the citizens here do not know what their future brings. I suggest you form an alliance with a more stable, trustworthy group. Stay safe. Your bravery and commitment to your people and country is a thing of beauty and strength. I am sorry that the T administration treats you with such disdain. You deserved better.

[JBTaurus83]

6. Trump doesn't follow rules

He doesn’t follow laws and financial allocations from Congress. Who would ever trust that the US will make good on security guarantees?

[thucythucy]

8. The only way to make this a binding agreement

would be for it to be a formal treaty ratified by the Senate.

And even then, there's a good chance we'd still refuse to help if Russia attacks at some point in the future.

Wasn't Ukraine given a guarantee from Russia some years ago? And how did that turn out?

[angrychair]

15. It would be meaningless

We already have a security agreement with them, the Budapest Memorandum, we refused to honor it.
Unfortunately, that wasn't even Mango Mussolini but he also refused to honor it.

[no_hypocrisy]

9. Huh uh, that dog don't hunt.

Russia advances into Ukraine and Trump will be an adversary of Putin?

[Bluestocking]

10. There already is a security guarantee

It is called the Budapest Memorandum. How about the US and Russia just honor what was already agreed upon when Ukraine gave up its nukes.

[travelingthrulife]

12. I wouldn't trust the US for anything. Trump is lying.

[Norrrm]

13. Except for revenge, a guarantee from Trump is a joke.

[angrychair]

14. Our word is meaningless

Didn't we already have a treaty with them to protect them if they removed their nuclear weapons?

We didn't honor that agreement either.

[Dan]

18. Smart move would be during that time - build and hide Nukes,

Combined with creating a delivery system. Because trusting Trump and the GOP would be beyond stupid.

[ananda]

24. So gee, who would I trust the most not to lie about this.

It's just so hard to choose.

sarcasm

[Safe as Milk]

26. It's a lie.

There will be no consequences when Trump reneges on the security guarantee. And he will. Diddling Donny has NO INTEREST in UKR's, welfare or national integrity. None. Zelenskyy's only hope is that Europe will recoil at Diddling Donny's alliance with Putin and give even more support for Ukraine. Further, they should shun Trump from ANY diplomatic negotiations involving UKR. Donny is on Putin's side, and denying that is in no one's best interests. Trump is a traitor against NATO. It's that simple.

[MorbidButterflyTat]

29. "I would like the guarantee to be much longer," Zelensky said,

“And that would then be a historic decision by Piggy.”

President Zelensky playing to Piggy's desperate, insatiable ego.

Piggy might as well agree to a million years, he'll never honor any agreement.

[Prairie Gates]

33. "Guarantee" means nothing to Trump: he is a chronic reneger and breacher of contracts

His word is worth ugatz. His signature is worth less.

[maxsolomon]

36. Assuming the US gets a POTUS who is not a Trump,

15 years should put them past the end of Putin's reign.