Ukraine Can Only Rely on Itself

In any peace deal with Russia, security guarantees from outsiders won't guarantee much.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meets Ukrainian troops being trained to command Challenger 2 tanks at a military facility on February 8, 2023 in Dorset, England. December 3, 2025, 9:58 AM Comment icon View Comments ( )

Any potential peace deal to end Russia’s war with Ukraine is likely to feature some form of security guarantee that is designed to ensure foreign assistance for Ukrainians in the event of a renewed Russian attack. But whether any such guarantee would ever be credible is unclear.

Some in Ukraine are already fearful that the Trump administration’s desire for business deals with Russia will undermine its resolve to aid Ukraine in a cris

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