Security guarantees for Ukraine discussed in Brussels with US and European officials

Representatives of Ukraine, the United States, France, the United Kingdom, Germany and NATO (the North Atlantic Treaty Organization) held a working meeting in Brussels on Thursday, 5 November. They discussed what future security guarantees for Ukraine from the US and other partners should look like, as well as a new European security strategy. The details were given by Rustem Umierov, head of Ukraine's negotiating team and head of Ukraine's Foreign Intelligence Service.

Umierov said the main focus of the day's meetings was security guarantees. He stressed that it is essential for Ukraine that they are not merely a political declaration but a system that works in practice. Work on the guarantees is continuing, and details of the discussions and the next steps will be made public later.

What came before

On 4 November, consultations took place at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels with representatives of Ukraine, the US, the UK, France, Germany, NATO, the World Bank and the European Commission. They were devoted to preparing a "prosperity plan" for Ukraine, which will determine the mechanisms for post-war recovery and funding for the country in 2027.

The prosperity plan rests on five pillars: productivity, Ukraine's integration into the EU market, investment, stronger donor coordination and reforms.

What comes next

The Brussels meetings are taking place ahead of trilateral talks between the US, Ukraine and Russia scheduled for 10–11 November in the capital of the United Arab Emirates. Those talks are to focus on further steps towards peace.