Zelenskyy: Russia sets additional conditions for a truce in the Black Sea
26 March 23:44
Russia is trying to add its own conditions to the Black Sea truce agreement, but the United States must ensure the silence at sea. This was stated by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at a press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron, "Komersant Ukrainian" reports
Zelensky recalled that the other day, the delegations of Ukraine and the United States discussed modes of ending the war on energy and in the Black Sea. The teams agreed that there are still technical issues, primarily monitoring.
However, Russia is in no hurry to agree to a truce in the Black Sea, but is inventing new conditions, the Ukrainian president emphasized.
“The situation in the Black Sea is more complicated. Moscow is trying to write some additional conditions into the agreement, which does not contain preconditions,” Zelenskyy emphasized.
The President emphasized that Ukraine expects the US to ensure unconditional peace at sea.
Details of the talks between Ukraine and the United States
The day before, representatives of Washington met with a Ukrainian delegation, including Pavlo Palisa, deputy head of Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s office, and Anatoliy Bargilevych, inspector general of the Ministry of Defense.
Ukraine’s Defense Minister Rustem Umerov noted that the talks were “constructive and meaningful.” One of the topics discussed was the situation in the energy sector, which is of great importance for Ukraine’s security.
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US-Russia talks
on February 18, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Russian Assistant Prime Minister Yuri Ushakov met in Saudi Arabia with an American delegation, represented by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, National Security Advisor Mike Volz, and Special Envoy for the Middle East Steve Witkoff.
After the talks, the US State Department reported that the delegations agreed to “eliminate irritants” in bilateral relations and continue to work on preparing talks on Russia’s war against Ukraine.
The two sides also agreed to appoint high-level groups for further talks on Ukraine.
Jackie Heinrich, a Fox News correspondent at the White House, reported that the United States and Russia discussed a three-stage peace plan for Ukraine, which consists of the following stages
- A ceasefire.
- Holding elections in Ukraine.
- Conclusion of a peace agreement.
on February 27, negotiations between the Americans and Russians continued in Istanbul. According to the Russian side, they discussed the normalization of diplomatic relations. The Kremlin also allegedly demanded the return of 6 properties that had been seized from Russians in the United States in 2016-2018, and also proposed to resume air travel.
on March 13, Putin met in Moscow with Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff. The parties have not yet made any statements about the results of this meeting, except for the words of Trump’s national security adviser Mike Volz that there are grounds for cautious optimism.
Trump’s proposals to Putin
According to inaccurate information from former US Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul(he used the word “allegedly”), Trump offered Putin (McFaul’s wording is retained)
- ukrainian territory;
- ukraine’s non-membership in NATO;
- no American soldiers in Ukraine;
- withdrawal of American soldiers from Europe, including from frontline countries;
- easing of sanctions.
According to McFaul, Putin has not offered anything yet.
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