“The United States is planning to use the meeting with a Ukrainian delegation in Saudi Arabia for assessing Kyiv for possible material concessions in favor of Russia for the end of the war.”, – WRITE: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: Reuters with reference to two American officials who wanted to maintain anonymity
Details: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will arrive in Jedda, where he will lead the American delegation in negotiations with Ukrainian officials. Negotiations will be headed by the head of the Presidential Office of Ukraine Andriy Yermak. The White House National Security Advisor and Special Special Special Special Special Special Special Special Special Special Special Special Special Special Special Special Special Special Special Special Special Special Special Special Special Special Special Special Special Special Special Special Special.
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Literally: “American officials intend to use a meeting with the Ukrainian delegation in part to find out if Ukraine is ready to make material concessions in favor of Russia to end the war.”
Details: The US side will also consider negotiations as an opportunity to evaluate Kiev’s desire to improve relations with the Trump administration. This issue became especially relevant after the preliminary meeting of the US and Ukraine presidents ended in a dispute last month.
“I can’t say” I want peace “and” I refuse to compromise, “one of the US officials said, commenting on future negotiations.
Another official emphasized the importance of realistic expectations for peaceful settlement: “We want to see whether Ukrainians are interested not just in peace, but in realistic peace. If they are interested only in the borders of 2014 or 2022, it says something.”
Prehistory:
- In his evening address on March 9, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky emphasized that he hopes for the result of the meeting of the teams of Ukraine and the US in Saudi Arabia both about the approach of peace and to continue support from the United States.
- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that on Monday, March 10, he would go to Saudi Arabia to meet with the hereditary Prince Muhammad Ibn Salman, and after that his team will remain in the country for negotiation with the US side.
- On March 8, Zelensky reported that in the negotiations with the United States planned on Tuesday March 11 in Saudi Arabia, Ukraine will be represented by Presidential Head Andriy Yermak, Foreign Minister Andriy Sibiga, Defense Minister Rustem Umerov and Deputy Head of OP Pavlo Palis.
- On March 9, NBC News reported that US President Donald Trump has privately made it clear that the signed agreement between Washington and Kiev on the extraction of minerals would not be enough to restore assistance and exchange intelligence with Ukraine.