Necessary to hold dialogue on intl guarantees for Ukraine asap – Podoliak

17:43, 02.03.2022 1 min read

A dialogue on international guarantees for Ukraine should be started and carried out as soon as possible, adviser to the President's Office head Mykhailo Podoliak believes.

"It is absolutely realistic to talk about security guarantees for Ukraine from the leading powers," he said on Wednesday, answering a question from Interfax-Ukraine about the feasibility of developing a guarantee mechanism in the face of a sharp deterioration in relations between the West and Russia.

"For example, Ukraine's accession to the European Union can be seen as the initial element of such guarantees. But a substantive dialogue on safeguards must be initiated and carried out as quickly as possible. Our partners know exactly what this means. Now is not the time to reveal details publicly, but it is definitely the time to implement a workable safeguards model," he said.