Vasyl Myroshnychenko: Ukrainian Ambassador to New Zealand and Australia ahead of Zelenskyy's visit to the White House - Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

European leaders are flocking to the White House to present an iron-clad defence of Ukraine's interests. 

The US is scaling up pressure for the war-battered Ukraine to agree to terms with Russia for ending the war, after this past weekend's Alaska summit. 

This could involve ceding territory to Russia, including Crimea - and ending its pursuit of NATO membership.  

Ukraine's Ambassador to New Zealand, Vasyl Myroshnychenko, says NATO would provide security guarantees, and possibly boots on the ground. 

He also explained we need to create conventional strategic weapons, other equipment and a strong army to deter Russia from future invasions. 

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