Zelensky warns against "Yalta 2.0". "We don't want Russia to divide us"

In an interview with CNN, quoted by the Interfax-Ukraine agency, President Volodymyr Zelensky emphasized that any talks about the future of security in Europe must be preceded by an end to Russian aggression against Ukraine. I told all partners very clearly: first we need to discuss how to end Russia's war against Ukraine. Secondly, what will Ukraine's security architecture look like? What security guarantees will Ukraine receive, Zelensky noted.

And only then, depending on the answers to these questions, will the parties be able to talk about the security architecture between Europe - or the European Union - and Russia, he added.

The President of Ukraine expressed concerns that Russia's initiative to start the discussion with a new security architecture in Europe is dangerous and may lead to the marginalization of Ukraine's interests.

Zelensky drew attention to the dangers of omitting Ukraine in talks regarding the future of the continent.

Incidentally, the threat to the European Union is much greater. We do not belong to the European Union. We are also not a member of NATO. I'm not trying to speak on their behalf. We all live in Europe. We do not want "Yalta 2.0". We do not want Russia to divide us, emphasized the President of Ukraine.

Poland and the EU: There are no talks about Ukraine without Ukraine

On Friday in Warsaw, during the meeting of foreign ministers of the Council of the Baltic Sea States and the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kai Kallas, the topic of support for Ukraine and hybrid threats was one of the main agenda items.

The head of the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Radosław Sikorski, emphasized that "all initiatives related to actions to end the war are supported, but it is necessary to maintain the necessary order, so that first there is to be a ceasefire, then talks about lasting peace, and only then, possibly, talks about how to restore the functioning of Europe's security architecture and perhaps how to restore arms control regimes."

Andriy Sybiha, Ukrainian Foreign Minister, added: "Poland is a reliable, closest ally of Ukraine and a key logistics hub for Ukraine's security." He also emphasized that "there can be no decisions about Ukraine without Ukraine, or about the security of Europe without Europe."

Ahead of the trilateral negotiations on ending the war in Ukraine with the participation of the US scheduled for November 10 and 11 in Abu Dhabi, Ukrainian and European diplomats emphasize that Europe must be an integral part of the peace process. As the head of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry noted, Europe's presence is crucial both before and after the talks in Abu Dhabi.