The United States will hold separate talks in Russia and Ukraine in Saudi Arabia, which will be a decisive step towards the full suspension of war operations in the war.
Russia and Ukraine agreed to temporarily suspend the energy infrastructure for this last week, but this is the questions that the partial peace should be applied As attacks continue.
The Saudi capital is expected to be held in Riyadh, with American representatives, for shipping in the Black Sea and security for security security and security. The delegation of Kiev will meet with US intermediaries for the first time.
Speaking about anonymity conditions for discussing a sensitive issue, the Ukrainian official said that the market talks will begin in the evening, Kiev will begin. He added that the Ukrainian delegation may take additional discussions with US officials compared to Monday.
Steve Witkoff, President Trump hit him to be his Private messenger for President Vladimir V. Putin He said that the last goal of the talks, the last goal of the talks is a 30-day ceasefire, which allows you to give time to negotiations.
However, the way toward such a peace. Moscow continues to insist Maximalist positionsTo inform you about territorial control and Ukraine will not join NATO. The Ukrainian government has repeatedly said that this will not compromise the Kremlin’s requirements and not accused Russian President Vladimir V. Putin for time bears.
Differently Previous ceasefire discussionsThis new tour, which attracts the highest civil servants on all sides, will focus on technical issues and will mainly attract diplomats and government advisers. US Special Representative in Ukraine Keith Kellogg said that the American delegation will cover part of his employees with Michael Anton, Policy Planning Director; Assistant Michael Waltz to the National Security Counselor.
Russian delegation
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry S. Peskov, on Friday, Mr. Putin chose talks in person for the talks. The Russian delegation will lead an elderly Russian diplomat and deputy Karasin, Grigory B. Karasin; and Sergey O. Besa, the head of the Federal Security Service or the FSB’s domestic intelligence agency.
Although Mr. Karasin took part in sensitive foreign policy talks, Besa’s choice came to some surprise.
A prestigious SpyMaster was the head of the FSB department, which is responsible for international intelligence operations, Mr. Beseda. Happened It is described by the Russian news As Mr Putin was a Russian language in Ukraine in 2022, Russia is a Russian language and a bold occupation of Kiev as one of the main sources of intelligence.
Kyrylo Budanov, head of Ukraine’s military intelligence in 2023, Mr. Besa is called “A very problematic person” for Ukraine “has done very bad things.”
Ukrainian delegation
President Volodymyr, Ukraine’s Zelensky said Minister of Defense, Rustam UmerovHe would take part in the talks in Riyadh. According to Mr. Ukraine, Mr. Zelensky’s best military adviser Pavlo Palisa will be united.
Both Mr. Umerov and Mr. Palisa are A delegation for Ukrainian peace talks Dear Zelensky, the Bear, President of Chief of Staff Andriy Yumbak, appointed a group. Mr. Umerov held a major negotiation in peace talks with Russian diplomats in the first months of the war.
Taking into account the technical feature of energy and shipping talks, Mr. Zelensky said that Ukraine will send experts to Saudi Arabia. “There will be people who know good in military, energy experts, as well as port and other civil infrastructure,” he said Wednesday said.
Mr Zelensky said that Ukraine will prepare a list of infrastructure facilities that can be entered into a ceasefire agreement. He added that the third party would have to follow the ceasefire and offered the United States can do it.
Although Russia and Ukraine can find a common place in the negotiations on energy and shipping, they both created conditions for the full suspension of uncompromising military operations – a sign of steep problems in a broader peace talks.
Moscow’s position
This time during this time Telephone call with President TrumpMr Putin, Russia’s Soldiers of Ukraine suspended to mobilize troops or suspends weapons during any break during the battle, he will agree with a temporary reconciliation.
Mr Putin also called Kiev to Kiev, called “the main conditions for preventing the conflict to prevent the conflict to resolve political and diplomatic means, Kiev demanded full suspension of Kiev” According to the reading of the Kremlin Call.
The White House said he shared military assistance and intelligence to Ukraine would continue Despite the Kremlin’s requirements. However, the Trump management became less clear in Moscow’s calls on territorial concessions, and sometimes the Kremlin’s position appeared.
Mr. Witkoff echoed a kremlin talking point During the referendums organized by Moscow for the Russian “They wanted to be under Russian authority”, which is the “vast majority of Ukrainians living in four regions of Russia on Friday. These were referendums false and illegally rejected widely by the international community.
Basically, Russia’s position on the conflict remained the same. The Kremlin wants to “eliminate the root causes of the crisis” – Ukraine demanding that it will be delivered.
Kiev’s position
Ukraine had agreed to a unconditional noisy reconciliation to stop all combat operations in the challenge of the Trump leadership. However, Moscow, this energy infrastructure, only partial ceasefire will be supported in Mr Zelensky Mr. Talked to Trump and agreed to a restricted reconcile.
In recent days, Ukrainian officials put forward the negotiations: Kiev will never join the occupied Ukrainian territory, which will not agree to join NATO or reduce its army and the size of his army.
Many Ukrainian officials and analysts, even a limited ceasefire will last for a long time, which is regularly violated between Moscow and Kiev, and blame the other.
“I do not believe in the ceasefire. Previously,” Kostyantyn Yeliseev, an experienced diplomat and former Ukrainian Foreign Minister, the former Deputy Foreign Minister was shown in 2014 and 2015 and in 2015 and 2015.
What’s next?
Mr. Witkoff said on Wednesday An interview with Bloomberg news Mr. Trump and Mr. Putin were “probable” to meet in Saudi Arabia for several weeks. American officials will likely continue to meet with their colleagues in the Middle East in the Middle East to discuss the details of a possible restriction.
However, the foundations of the diplomatic process wandered, analysts are ready to continue to fight Moscow and Kiev.
“Both sides still believe that they can continue the war, regardless of the American position,” he said. Illegally by the Kremlin.
He added that “the images that Moscow and Kiev may seem to be seen are still endless.”
Maria Varenikova Contributed interview
