“Reuters reports that delegations from the United States and Ukraine discussed the ambitious goal of concluding a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine in March. However, as long as there is no agreement on the territories, the deadlines may shift.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Photo from the talks in Abu Dhabi from Rustem Umerov’s Facebook page Source: Reuters
Details: Three sources familiar with the matter told the publication that delegations from the US and Ukraine discussed the ambitious goal of concluding a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine in March.
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However, this deadline will probably be overdue – there is still no agreement on the territories.
As reported Reutersaccording to previous agreements, a possible agreement is planned to be submitted to a referendum and held together with the elections in Ukraine.
Literally: “The US negotiating team, led by special envoy Steve Witkoff and the US president’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, told their Ukrainian counterparts during recent meetings in Abu Dhabi and Miami that it would be best to hold the vote as soon as possible, three sources said.”
Details: The other two interviewees told the paper that Trump is likely to focus more on domestic affairs as congressional elections in November approach. And this means that high-ranking US officials will have less time and political capital to conclude a peace agreement.
Two sources said Reutersthat American and Ukrainian officials discussed the possibility of holding national elections and a referendum in May.
However, several interlocutors familiar with the progress of the negotiations called the schedule proposed by the US unrealistic.
Ukrainian election authorities predict that in the current conditions it will take about six months to organize the elections.
We will remind:
- According to the communiqué following the tripartite talks on February 4-5 in Abu Dhabi, the delegations of the USA, Ukraine and Russia discussed methods of implementing a ceasefire and monitoring the cessation of hostilities.
- Following the talks in Abu Dhabi, the US and Russia agreed to resume military dialogue at a high level.
- The press secretary of the ruler of the Russian Federation, Dmytro Peskov, said that the next round of negotiations on the end of the war in Ukraine will take place soon, but the venue will not be the United States.