Today, February 11, Saudi Arabia will host Ukraine and the United States on high level. Delegations from both countries plan to discuss possible ways to end the war with the Russian Federation, the development of bilateral relations and more.
Report on negotiations in Saudi Arabia – on RBC-Ukraine.
Contents:
- Golovne about the zustrich of Ukraine and the USA
- Participants in the negotiations
- Renewal of the Ukrainian side
- What should the USA say about zustrich?
Golovne about the zustrich of Ukraine and the USA
Negotiations between the Ukrainian and American delegations were announced for Tuesday, February 11th. The event will be held in another place in Saudi Arabia – Jeddah.
Speaking about the order of the day, the two sides noted that the focus of the discussion will be on the way of reaching the world in the war of the Russian Federation against Ukraine.
There is also talk about the strategic partnership between the countries. In addition, they plan to turn around before lunch to meet the deadline for Zelensky’s visit to the United States on February 28.
Significantly, the negotiations will take place ten days after the first round in Washington, which ended with an argument between the parties and further decisions of the White House to reduce military assistance and limit the transfer of intelligence to Ukraine.
Participants in the negotiations
The warehouse of the Ukrainian delegation in Jeddah includes:
- Head of the Office of the President Andriy Yermak;
- Minister of Foreign Affairs Andriy Sibiga;
- Minister of Defense Rustem Umerov;
- Intercessor of the Minister of the Office of the President Pavlo Palis;
- representatives of the diplomatic corps.
Warto add that the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky also went to Saudi Arabia, and is not particularly involved in the negotiations with the United States. Having arrived before the end of the evening on the 10th of February for the meeting with the late Prince Muhammad bin Salman.
The American side will be present at the negotiations:
- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio;
- Special Envoy of the President of the United States for Nutrition Close to the Same Stiv Vitkoff;
- US Presidential Adviser for National Security Mike Waltz.
Renewal of the Ukrainian side
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky expressed confidence that negotiations in Saudi Arabia will be effective and will protect Ukrainian interests.
“We are preparing cooperation with Saudi Arabia. We hope that cooperation will be effective: we are in Ukraine at the same time. We are working on everything so that Ukrainian interests are protected – so protected, “as needed,” the president said.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine informed that in Jeddah today there will be bilateral relations, strategic partnership, its further development, and in the center of respect – the path to peace in Ukraine.
Following the words of the MZS riverman Georgiy Tikhy, the sustrich will also be able to discuss the proposal of Volodymyr Zelensky about the establishment of a truce with the Russian Federation at sea and at sea, as the first step until the end of the war.
In addition, the Ukrainian side can sign an agreement with the United States in favor of the brown copalins, which were planned to be laid during Zelensky’s visit to Washington. Georgy Tikhy stated that Ukraine is deprived of the opportunity to sign the agreement, and the cooperation with Saudi Arabia will be one of the benefits of earning it.
As they write in the past, Ukraine at the negotiations on 11 March will be forced to move the United States to renew the exchange of intelligence and military assistance, provoking the frequent outbreak of war with Russia. We include a defense against long-range strikes by drones and missiles, as well as during military operations in the Black Sea. In this way, Kiev will not allow Trump to bring Zelensky to an end to the war, say journalists.
Also, Ukraine, having won for everything, insists that, be it peaceful, the possibility of reinstatement will limit the legal recognition of the occupied territories by the Russians, and will be accepted by the internal policy of the country. (a warning that forces elections to be held during the war), and is unpleasant.
In addition, Ukraine will likely continue to receive security guarantees from the United States. Thus, allies Great Britain and France are insisting that the United States, within the framework of guarantees, should provide “reserve forces” for European peacekeepers in case of a new outbreak of fire, although Washington has not yet made the necessary promises.
What should the USA say about zustrich?
US representatives make optimistic forecasts for the progress of the war, and their main topics include discussions of a “framework for peace”, possible signing of agreements on rare earth resources, and renewal of the transfer of intelligence.
Ahead of the talks in Jeddah, US President Donald Trump said he expected positive results.
“I respect the significant progress we can achieve in this time,” he said.
According to Trump’s words, the crowd can subscribe to the idea of copalin, but Ukraine may “demonstrate its readiness to the world.”
A member of the US delegation, Stiv Vitkoff, also hopes that significant progress will be made in the negotiations until the agreement is signed.
He added that Ukraine and the United States will discuss intelligence exchange. At the same time, in his words, the States did not block access to intelligence information for the protection that the Ukrainians demanded.
Earlier, Vitkoff noted that the idea of cooperation with the Ukrainians is the creation of a basis for peace and the beginning of fire.
Another representative of the American side, US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, confirmed the words of Steve Vitkoff that Jeddah plans to discuss a framework for peace between Ukraine and Russia.
The third participant in the dispute, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, hopes for constructive negotiations that will allow Ukraine’s position to be taken into account.
“It is important to clearly define Ukraine’s goals for peaceful regulation, and also to confirm that Ukraine is ready to make decisions, just like the Russians,” the schoolboy said to Derzhdepa.
Rubio also assumed that Saudi Arabia will be able to release the food supply to Ukraine.
“I think that the understanding of pauses in the given assistance, in advance, is what I believe we can figure out. Obviously, the key importance for this is what will happen tomorrow,” the Secretary of State said about the recovery vіd zustrichi 11 bereznya.
Guess what, earlier today ZMI wrote that the American side in the negotiations wants to know that Ukraine is ready to “spent material actions” to end the war. One of the representatives of the Reuters report indicated that the US delegation wants to address the seriousness of Ukraine’s intentions to paint the waters under the Trump administration after the super storm at the White House on the 28th.
During the preparation of the material, the following sources were used: publications of Reuters, SkyNews, The Guardian, Axios, Fox News, statements of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, briefing of the MZS riverman Georgiy Tikhy.
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