Ukraine Seeks 50-Year U.S. Security Guarantee Against Russia, Says 15 Years Insufficient

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said the United States’ offer of a 15-year security guarantee for Ukraine is insufficient, stressing that Ukraine is seeking much longer and more permanent assurances to prevent another Russian aggression.

In a statement posted on X on Monday, Zelenskyy said Ukrainian and U.S. negotiating teams had discussed security guarantees during recent talks and reached an understanding with President Donald Trump on the framework being proposed by the United States.

“Our teams have discussed this, and yesterday we agreed with the President of the United States that we will have strong security guarantees from the United States,” Zelenskyy said.

“At present, they are not permanent. In the documents, the guarantees are set for 15 years, with the possibility of extension,” he added.

The Ukrainian leader, however, said he raised concerns directly with President Trump, noting that Russia’s war against Ukraine had already lasted more than a decade.

“I told him that our war has already been going on for more than a decade, and therefore, we would very much like the guarantees to last longer. We would like to consider the possibility of 30, 40, or 50 years,” he said.

According to Zelenskyy, extending the guarantees over several decades would send a strong signal of long-term commitment to Ukraine’s security.

“It would then become a historic decision by President Trump,” he said, adding that the U.S. president responded by saying he would consider the request.

The statement comes amid ongoing negotiations aimed at ending the war between Ukraine and Russia, with security guarantees seen by Ukraine as a central pillar of any lasting peace agreement.

Ukrainian officials have consistently argued that without firm and credible guarantees, any deal would leave the country vulnerable to future attacks.

Zelenskyy reiterated that for Ukraine, security assurances are not a formality but a necessity, given its experience since Russia’s initial aggression in 2014 and the full-scale invasion that began in 2022.