“Western media reports that US President Donald Trump sent a high-level delegation from the Pentagon to Kyiv for talks on Wednesday as part of his administration’s attempt to renew talks on ending Russia’s war in Ukraine.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Dan Driscoll and General Randy George, photo: Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call/Zuma Press Source: Wall Street Journal, Politico
The WSJ writes that two officials said Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, along with two U.S. Army generals, is scheduled to hold talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi and other Ukrainian officials, as well as senior military and industry officials. In addition, Driscoll plans to meet with Russian officials later.
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Politico The US delegation’s visit comes as Russia has stepped up its deadly missile and drone attacks on civilian targets in Ukraine, and Western allies are scrambling to find new ways to continue supplying arms to war-torn Ukraine.
Literally WSJ: “The White House’s decision to reach out to Driscoll and senior military officers is driven in part by a belief that Moscow may be more open to military-mediated talks, and by frustration that numerous previous attempts have yielded no results.”
Details: “…Driscoll is going to Ukraine to familiarize himself with the situation on the ground. He will take part in meetings in Ukraine and report his findings to the White House,” said a senior administration official. “The President (US Donald Trump – ed.) has made it clear that it is time to stop the killings and conclude an agreement to end the war.”
According to another administration official, Driscoll’s mission is to resume peace talks on Trump’s behalf.
The WSJ adds that Driscoll’s boss, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, has not visited Kyiv since taking office in January. The decision to send a civilian head of the army, whose job is mainly to train and equip soldiers, is an unusual one. But Trump often relies on such envoys, including former Trump special envoy Steve Witkoff.
It’s unclear whether Driscoll shared with Zelensky a new proposal for talks from the White House, which has previously called for a freeze on military action by both sides along the current front lines in eastern Ukraine to speed up settlement talks.
According to one of the officials, writes WSJ, the idea to send Driscoll, a classmate of Vice President J.D. Vance at Yale Law School, to Ukraine and then to Russia, arose during a conversation between Trump and Vance.
Literally Politico: “The main purpose of the visit will be to involve the Ukrainian leadership in the protracted peace process with Russia, despite the fact that Moscow has rejected all previous attempts by the US and Ukraine to end hostilities.”
We will remind: Previously, the mass media published information about what The administration of US President Donald Trump is secretly working with Russia to develop a new plan to end the war in Ukraine.