The president of the United States, Donald Trump, said this Sunday that he believes that He could meet “very soon” with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putinto negotiate the end of the war in Ukraine.
Speaking to the press at West Palm Beach (Florida), Trump has affirmed that His government is working “very hard” to achieve “peace” between Russia and Ukraineand assured that both Putin and the Ukrainian president, Volodimir Zelenski, will be part of the negotiations to end the conflict.
These statements occur at a time when The United States prepares to hold conversations in this regard in Saudi Arabiaplace to which Russia and Ukraine have also sent delegations to the growing speculation about possible negotiations between Washington and Moscow.
The special envoy of the United States for the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, confirmed this Sunday that an American delegation will travel to the kingdom in the next few hours to meet with Russian officials in the framework of contacts aimed at looking for an exit to the conflict. At the same time, a Ukrainian delegation It will also be present in the country, although it is not clear if it will participate in the conversations.
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In an interview this Sunday with the Fox chain, Witkoff revealed that the American delegation He will be made up of himself and the National Security Advisor of the White House, Mike Waltz, and explained that they plan to travel tonight.
“We will start tonight. I will travel with the national security advisor and hold meetings on behalf of the president. We hope to achieve significant advances in relation to Russia and Ukraine“He declared.
Witkoff also said that he “believed” that Ukraine would be part of the negotiations with the Russian delegation. “I don’t think it’s intended to exclude anyone,” he said.
According to local media, part of the US delegation will also be Secretary of State, Marco Rubiowho was in Israel this Sunday and on Monday will arrive in Saudi Arabia as part of his First tour in the Middle East as head of American diplomacy.
The Ukrainian delegation is already in Saudi Arabia
While the US delegation is aimed at Saudi Arabia, the Ukrainian delegation has already arrived in the kingdom, as announced on Facebook the Minister of Economy of Ukraine, Yulia Svydenko, who is also vice -first minister.
Svydenko explained that The goal of the trip is to strengthen economic ties with Saudi Arabia and prepare an eventual trip of the Ukrainian president, Volodimir Zelenski, although he did not specify whether the delegation will participate in the negotiations between Washington and Moscow.
In an interview broadcast this Sunday by the NBC chain, Zelenski insisted that “no world leader” can reach an agreement on Ukraine without his participation. Asked if Putin is able to negotiate in good faith, he replied: “He is a liar. He does not want peace.”
According to an advisor close to Zelenski cited by NBC, until Saturday night Ukraine had not been invited to conversations between the US and Rusi; He reiterated that kyiv considers it essential that there is a “joint position” between his country, Washington and Europe before any negotiation with Putin.
The eventual encounter between the US and Russia to end the war has generated restlessness in the Ukrainian government, which has warned that will not accept any agreement without your consentas in Europe, where EU leaders, the United Kingdom, the European Commission and NATO will hold a meeting to define their strategy.
