Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Thursday that China should not be included in any group of countries guaranteeing Ukraine’s security once fighting with Russia ends, arguing that Beijing has neither helped Kyiv stop the war nor limited its support for Moscow. “We don’t need guarantors who don’t help Ukraine, and didn’t help Ukraine at the moment when we really needed it,” he told reporters in Kyiv. Zelensky’s remarks follow comments by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who this week said that credible security assurances for Ukraine could not function without Moscow’s involvement and might also involve China, citing an early-war draft agreement negotiated in Istanbul. Kyiv rejected that proposal because it would have given Russia veto power over the response of other guarantor states. The Ukrainian leader said he is seeking guarantees only from countries willing and able to provide tangible military assistance. He cited “positive signals” from meetings earlier this week in Washington with U.S. President Donald Trump and European leaders and expects the allies to present a detailed security-guarantee framework within seven to ten days.