The model of Ukraine's neutrality can only be Ukrainian, Mykhailo Podoliak, adviser to the head of the President's Office, has said.

This is how he commented on the words of the head of the Russian delegation, Vladimir Medinsky, that Ukraine allegedly proposed an "Austrian" or "Swedish" version of its neutrality.

"Certainly, we understand the attempt of our partners to remain the proactive side in the negotiation process, hence the words about the Swedish or Austrian models of neutrality. But Ukraine is now in a state of direct war with the Russian Federation. Therefore, the model can only be "Ukrainian" and only about legally verified "security guarantees." And no other models or options," Podoliak said in a comment given to Interfax-Ukraine.

According to him, this means that Ukraine needs absolute security guarantees.

"Effective, not protocol or Budapest. And this means that the signatories of the guarantees do not stand aside in the event of an attack on Ukraine, as they do today. But they take an active part on the side of Ukraine in the conflict and officially ensure the immediate supply of the necessary amount of weapons to us," he said.

"And, secondly, Ukraine no longer wants to depend on bureaucratic procedures that allow or do not allow closing the sky from the same cruise missiles. We need direct and strict guarantees that the sky will definitely be closed," Podoliak added.

As the adviser to the head of the President's Office said, Ukraine has never been a military state that attacked or planned to attack its neighbors.

"Unlike these very neighbors. That is why today Ukraine wants to have a really powerful pool of allies with clearly defined security guarantees," he said.