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Zelenskyy: Ukraine's requested US security guarantees include US weapons package
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the US security guarantees Ukraine is seeking include a package of American weapons.
Zelenskyy spoke to reporters on Monday after meeting with US and European leaders.
He said among Ukraine's security requests is a package of US weapons which Ukraine does not have and that primarily includes aircraft and air defense systems. He said the package is worth 90 billion dollars.
Zelenskyy said Ukraine has proposed to US President Donald Trump that the US buy Ukrainian drones.
The Financial Times reported that it has seen a document detailing the proposals before the meetings.
It said, "Ukraine will promise to buy 100 billion dollars of American weapons financed by Europe in a bid to obtain US guarantees for its security after a peace agreement with Russia."
The British newspaper said that under the proposals, Kyiv and Washington would also strike a 50-billion-dollar deal to procure drones with Ukrainian companies that have pioneered the technology since Russia's invasion in 2022.
