Zelensky: Ukraine and US teams are preparing a schedule of meetings
4 February 20:52
The Ukrainian side is already developing a schedule of meetings with the United States team. This was announced by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in his evening address, "Komersant Ukrainian" reports
Zelensky said that the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, Andriy Yermak, had a telephone conversation with the US National Security Advisor Michael Volz.
“Our teams have already begun to talk substantively – the teams of Ukraine and the United States: today, the head of the Office, Andriy Yermak, spoke with Michael Volz, we are preparing a schedule of meetings,” the president said, but did not specify any other details.
It should be noted that this is the first conversation after Michael Volz’s appointment.
“Andriy Yermak spoke about the situation on the battlefield and the course of mobilization in Ukraine. The Head of the President’s Office emphasized that it is critically important for Ukraine to continue support from international partners, especially the United States. Ukraine’s strong position is key to establishing a just and lasting peace, as well as for the security of Europe and the entire world,” the Presidential Office said in a statement.
Separately, Andriy Yermak and Michael Volz discussed the need to organize personal contacts between the presidents of Ukraine and the United States in the near future.
“We also agreed to maintain constant communication to inform about the situation at the front, current events and challenges facing Ukraine,” the Presidential Office said.
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Trump’s position on Ukraine
During the election campaign, Donald Trump repeatedly said that he would stop the war in Ukraine within 24 hours of taking office. This deadline has already passed.
Also during the election, the media spread the so-called “Trump Plan”. The plan was that the United States would use its influence to stop the war, taking into account the status quo. To do this, Trump would force Putin and Zelenskyy to sit down at the negotiating table. If Putin does not agree to negotiate, the United States will give Ukraine all the weapons it needs to win on the battlefield. If Zelenskyy refuses to negotiate, the United States will completely stop helping Ukraine.
This plan, in its various variations, stipulates that Russia retains the territories it temporarily occupies and that Ukraine does not join NATO.
However, later Trump seemed to “forget” about this plan. In particular, he voiced scenarios in which he would force Russia to capitulate due to the decline in world oil prices.
After Trump was elected President of the United States, one of his advisors, Brian Lanza, said that Ukraine should forget about Crimea. The president-elect’s entourage, however, was quick to deny this statement and said that Lanza could not speak for Trump.
Currently, the future US Special Representative for Russia and Ukraine, Keith Kellogg, is talking about 100 days in which he wants to reach some kind of agreement.
on January 26, the so-called “Trump’s 100-day plan” for a peaceful settlement in Ukraine was posted online. A number of media outlets, and later Telegram channels, disseminated it as a plan that was allegedly handed over to Ukraine through European diplomats, but whose authenticity has not yet been confirmed.
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