A respite in the skies and in the sea as the first step towards a wider agreement with Russia. It is the proposal with Volodymyr Zelensky hopes of convince Donald Trump to resume the American support in Kiev and that one Ukrainian delegation will present toMeeting with the Americans in Riadthe first after the bankruptcy summit in the oval study. A proposal that Washington has already defined “promising».
The Ukrainian president has come to Gedda to meet Mohammed Bin Salmanafter having deserted three weeks ago a visit that coincided with the resumption of dialogue between the USA and Russia hosted precisely bySaudi Arabia of hereditary prince. Now, while the Take it between Washington and Moscow continues, albeit with negotiations “Long and difficult”and after the Botosta received in the White HouseThe Ukrainian leader try to get back from United States The military aid and the Vital sharing of intelligenceshowing a Trump a real will of get to an agreement with Moscow and to the peace.
“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”assured Zelensky On social media on the eve of interviews between the two delegations – without i leader – Where Kiev intends to put a cease partial fire: stop the air attacks and in the Black Sea “They are the easiest option to implement and monitor and it is possible to start from this”explained a high Ukrainian manager atAFP.
The US President he has already said he expects “Good results” from Riad interviewsevoking a possible revocation of the stop to intelligence information: “We are almost there”said Trumpbut theUkraine must show himself “Serious” in peace negotiations Why “He doesn’t have cards”he insisted, repeating the pronounced sentence hard muzzle to Zelensky In the Bankruptcy meeting of Washington. «We spent 350 billion dollars but the important thing is human lives. At least 2,000 soldiers died this week “added referring to War fronts in the Russian Kursk and in the Donetsk.
Around the Riad tabletheirs will therefore sit representatives: The Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the Mike Waltz National Security Councilor for Americans; The Head of the Presidential Office Andriy Yermaki Foreign and defense ministers, Andriy Sybiga and Rustm Umbreovfor the part Ukraine. His Arrival in Saudi ArabiaAlso Rubio he reiterated that theobjective of the meeting And “clearly establish the intentions of Ukraine” on the peace and be sure that Kiev “is ready to do difficult things, as the Russians will do”. Hoped to be able “Solve” the issue of cutting aidjudging moreover “promising” the Ukrainian proposal of a cease partial fire.
On the table also remains theUkrainian mineral agreementwrecked in the clash of the oval study: the signals are “Positive” and theunderstanding it could be reached this weekhe said to Fox theTrump Steve Witkoff’s envoyperhaps already a Riad second Ukrainian sources. In a Telephone interview with TrumpThe British premier Keir Starmer – That Saturday will return to bring together by videoconference there ‘Coalition of the willing’ pro-kiev – hoped that i Riad interviews have “a positive outcome” such as “Allow a resumption of military support and intelligence” Of Washington towards Kiev.
In Saudi Arabia it is not instead A new round of interviews between Russia and the US is plannedspecified the spokesman for the Kremlin Dmitry Peskovdenying aninformation of the CNN In this sense. The path to restore normal relationships it is still “In the initial phase” And the path is “Rather long and difficult”explained Peskovhowever, underlining that it is Vladimir Putin That Donald Trump “They expressed their political will in this direction”.