This time for sure: the US has set a new deadline for negotiations on the war
27 January 14:06
The United States has allegedly set a deadline for negotiations on the war—May 15. This is due to the start of the US election process.
This was stated by Oleksiy Goncharenko, a member of parliament from the European Solidarity party, citing his own sources, according to "Komersant Ukrainian".
According to the MP, if no agreement is reached by that date, the US may withdraw from the negotiation process and “completely distance itself from the issue.”
“My sources report that the US has set a deadline of May 15. If we do not reach an agreement, they will withdraw from the negotiation process and completely distance themselves from the issue,” Goncharenko wrote on his Telegram channel.
He also noted that the reason for this approach is the US presidential election, which is scheduled for November. According to him, participating in negotiations without results could create political risks for the Republican Party.
“If they approach these elections with an unresolved conflict, Republicans will be a target for Democrats,” the deputy added.
Against this backdrop, the White House has given a positive assessment of the results of the recent talks between the US, Ukraine, and Russia, which took place in Abu Dhabi. White House press secretary Caroline Levitt called these meetings “historic” during a briefing, saying they gave impetus to the peace process.
At the same time, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that the next round of trilateral talks between Ukraine, the US, and Russia is scheduled to take place on Sunday, February 1. He did not specify the venue, stressing that the Ukrainian delegation is preparing for the talks in as much detail as possible.
According to Axios, a separate direct meeting between representatives of Ukraine and Russia, without the participation of the US, also took place in Abu Dhabi. The negotiations were bilateral. The Ukrainian president has repeatedly stressed that Kyiv will not agree to territorial concessions. According to him, in order to end the hostilities, compromises must be made by all participants in the process, including Russia.
