“Citing European officials, Politico writes that during the discussion of a possible agreement to end the Russian-Ukrainian war, the United States continues to promote the idea that Ukraine should agree to leave the territory of Donetsk without a fight.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
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Details: The article cites details from an anonymous European official that the US continues to insist in negotiations that Ukraine should agree to the demand that the rest of the Donetsk region, which is not yet under occupation, be handed over to the Russian Federation.
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“On territorial issues, the position of the Americans is simple: Russia demands that Ukraine give up territories, and the Americans are still thinking about how to achieve this… The Americans insist that Ukraine must leave Donbas one way or another,” the interlocutor noted.
Ukraine continues to insist that a potential “freeze” should take place along the current front line. Ukrainian negotiators are trying to convey to the United States that if you give Putin what the Russian army failed to capture during all the years of the war with insane losses, this will only whet his appetite.
Also, the publication notes, Ukraine feels pressured by the speed at which the US wants to move – which echoes the comments of an unnamed Ukrainian source to AFP that Ukraine faces considerable pressure from the US regarding the conclusion of a peace agreement with the Russian Federation.
“Perhaps Trump wants it to happen quickly, and his team is forced to explain to him why they are not extreme in that it is not happening as quickly as he wanted,” says a European interlocutor.
“It is important how America will act – as a mediator or leaning towards Russia?” – concluded the interlocutor of the publication in his comments.
He adds that the Ukrainian side also expects more clarity about what security guarantees the USA is ready to offer.
We will remind:
- President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed in an interview on Monday that in the negotiations regarding Trump’s “peace plan”, the participants, as before, cannot agree regarding the territorial issue, and it is in particular about the fate of the Donetsk region.
- Before that, Politico published an article that European leaders still have hopethat Trump will realize Russia’s reluctance to end the war, but they are also morally preparing for the “worst” scenario, in which the US will distance itself and leave Ukraine without any help.
- It’s ongoing at the moment meeting in London with the participation of the leaders of Britain, France, Germany and the President of Ukraine.