“Trump about negotiations in Saudi Arabia: “Ukraine had three years to agree” February 19, 01:29 Share: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met in Riyadh with the hereditary prince of Saudi Arabia Muhammad Ben Salman (photo: Handout Via Reuters) US President Donald Trump has commented on the absence of Ukraine in negotiations between the United States and Russia in Saudi Arabia. Trump stated this during”, – Write On: ua.news
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met in Riyadh with the hereditary prince of Saudi Arabia Muhammad Ben Salman (Russian: Russian Foreign Ministry/Handout Via Reuters)
US President Donald Trump has commented on the absence of Ukraine in negotiations between the United States and Russia in Saudi Arabia.
Trump stated this during a press conference broadcast by the public.
Answering questions about Ukraine’s participation, he stated:
“I heard that Ukraine was not invited. Well, you were there for three years. You should have finished it three years ago. You didn’t have to start it. You could conclude an agreement. I could conclude an agreement for Ukraine, which would give them almost all of the land, everything, almost all of the land. And no one would have died. ”
The Ukrainian authorities emphasized that any decisions on war could not be made without the participation of Kiev.
Negotiating US and Russia in Riyadh – what is known
On February 18, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, while on a visit in Turkey, stated during a press conference that he had made a visit to Saudi Arabia on March 10 against the backdrop of negotiations between Russia and the United States. He noted that he “does not want coincidence.”
On February 18, the first negotiations between the United States and Russia from the beginning of a full-scale invasion were held in Saudi Arabia. They lasted 4.5 hours.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that the United States and the Russian Federation agreed four principles in terms of negotiations. According to him, these principles provide for:
- Restoration of Embassy functionality in Washington and Moscow,
- The appointment of a high -ranking team by the US who will help negotiate and work on the end of the war against Ukraine in a way that will be stable and acceptable to all involved parties,
- The beginning of discussion, analysis and study of both geopolitical and economic cooperation that can complete the war,
- Five of those who were negotiating in Saudi Arabia will remain involved in this process to ensure its productivity.
At the same time, the Fox News correspondent in the White House Jackie Heinrich, citing diplomatic sources familiar with the course of discussions, reported that the US and aggressor country is offering a three-stage peace plan for the end of the war in Ukraine. According to the correspondent, it includes ceasefire, elections in Ukraine, and then signing the final agreement.
Volodymyr Zelensky responded to negotiations without Ukraine’s participation and stated that he would not go to Russia’s ultimatum.