By Yiannis Haniotakis

If Donald Trump withdraws US support for UkraineEurope alone will not be able to fill the gap, Volodimir Zelenski warned in an interview with the Guardian.

“There are voices that say Europe could offer security guarantees without the Americans, and I always say no”, said the Ukrainian president during the interview that took place in Kyiv. ‘Security guarantees without America are not real security guarantees’, added.

Trump has said he wants to end the war in Ukraine, but fears have been expressed that an agreement with US mediation could include Ukraine’s capitulation with Vladimir Putin’s maximalist demands.

Zelenski said that was ready to negotiatebut he wanted Ukraine to do it from ‘position“And he said he would offer US companies profitable reconstruction contracts and investment concessions.

‘Those who help us save Ukraine will [έχουν την ευκαιρία] rebuild it, with their businesses along with Ukrainian businesses. For all these things we are ready to talk in detail »he said.

Zelenski also reported that he intends to return with ‘A more detailed plan’ on opportunities for US companies both in the rebuilding of Ukraine after the war and the extraction of natural resources.

Ukraine has the largest reserves of Uranium and Titanium in Europe, Zelenski noted, and ‘It was not in the interest of the United States’ These stocks are in the hands of Russia and may be shared with North Korea, China or Iran.

“We are talking not only about security but also about money. Valuable natural resources where we can offer our partners opportunities that did not exist before they invest in them. It will create jobs for us, for US companies it will make profits. “

About the USAID freezing, noted: “We are not going to complain that some programs are frozen, because the most important thing for us is military aid and this has been maintained, and I am grateful. If the American side has the ability and desire to continue its humanitarian mission, we fully support it and if it does not, then we will find a way out on our own. “.

Finally, if Trump manages to bring Ukraine and Russia to the negotiating table, Zelenski said he plans to offer to grant territories that occupied Kiev in Kursk, Russia, after a surprise attack there six months ago.

‘We will exchange one ground with another’he said, but added that he did not know which part that Russia has understood would ask Ukraine in return. “I don’t know, we’ll see. But all our territories are important, there is no priority »he stressed.