The British government of Keir Starmer announced a new meeting for Saturday – this time on video – among the leaders of the so -called ‘coalition of the willing’, That is, of those countries willing to contribute in various shapes to guaranteeing peace in Ukraine after a possible cessation agreement of hostilities with Russia.
Downing Street made it known today. Videocall will follow The meetings in the presence between military leaders and defense ministers promoted in parallel in Paris by President Emmanuel Macron starting tomorrow.
“Ukraine has sought peace from the first second of the war. And we have always said that the only reason why the continuous war is Russia”: The Ukrainian president, Volodymy: on the eve of the bilateral interviews in Saudi Arabia between delegates of Ukraine and the United States, said this in a message on social media.
In tomorrow’s bilateral interviews in Saudi Arabia, “Ukraine will try to convince the United States to resume the (sharing of) intelligence and military support, convincing Donald Trump that Volodymyr Zelensky wants a rapid end of the war with Russia”: The Financial Times writes, which cites “Informed officials on the preparations for the negotiations” of Riad, who said that Kiev “is ready to offer a partial fire with Moscow on the attacks of drones and missiles and on the operations in the Black Sea”.
“The goal of any negotiation between the Ukrainian and US authorities in Saudi Arabia will, in particular, be to agree on a resumption of assistance”, In recent days Fedir Venislavskiy, Ukrainian parliamentarian of Zelensky’s party and member of the parliamentary commission for national security, said, cited by the FT.
“The tactics have changed”, according to Volodymyr Fesenko, Kiev’s political analyst, also mentioned by the financial newspaper. “Now the most important thing is to normalize relationships with the United States and, if first the plan was to obtain the security guarantees first and then push the fire for a cease, Now it is obvious that the order will be different. Trump says that Ukraine does not want a ceasefire, so our goal is to demonstrate to the United States that we are ready to act as quickly as possible and to start direct negotiations with Russia “, added the Ukrainian expert.
Russia and the US are still “in the initial phase of the” negotiating path to restore their relationships and the path that awaits them “is quite long and difficult”. The spokesperson of the Kremlin, Dmitry Peskov said this today, underlining that “The two presidents expressed their political will in this direction”. Although Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin have so far had a single telephone conversation, it has been a “fairly constructive quite constructive moment to dialogue and solve the problems”, observed the spokesperson, mentioned by the Interfax agency.
Russia and the US do not plan new talks this week in Gedda after tomorrow’s meeting in the Saudi capital between delegations of Washington and Kiev. The spokesman for the Kremlin, Dmitry Peskov said it, denying rumors spread by the CNN.
“No, it’s not true,” said Peskov, mentioned by the Interfax agency regarding the alleged new Russian-American contacts. When asked what Moscow is waiting for from the talks between Ukrainians and Americans, Peskov replied: “It doesn’t matter what we are waiting for. What matters is what the United States are waiting for. At various levels we have repeatedly felt statements that the United States are waiting for Ukrainians to demonstrate the desire to make peace “.
“In fact – Peskov insisted – probably everyone is waiting for this. The members of the Zelensky regime really want peace or not? This is very important and must be determined”