WASHINGTON, Nov 5 (Reuters) – The Biden administration has privately encouraged Ukrainian leaders to express their willingness to negotiate with Russia and to drop a public refusal to engage in peace talks unless President Vladskiy, the Washington Post reported on Saturday. Mir Putin was removed from office.
The paper, citing unnamed people familiar with the discussions, said the U.S. officials’ demands were not aimed at bringing Ukraine to the negotiating table, but rather a systematic attempt to ensure that Kyiv retained the support of other countries facing voter support over a war for many. Be cautious. The next few years.
It said the discussions illustrate the complexity of the Biden administration’s position on Ukraine, as U.S. officials have publicly vowed to provide substantial aid to Kyiv “as long as it is needed” while looking to resolve the conflict that has been going on for eight months. Huge damage to the world economy and sparked fears of nuclear war.
The paper said U.S. officials shared the assessment of their Ukrainian counterparts that Putin was not serious about talks at the moment, but acknowledged that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had barred talks with him, raising concerns in parts of Europe, Africa and Latin America, war The impact on food and fuel costs is most pronounced in these regions.
“Ukrainian fatigue is real for some of our partners,” The Washington Post quoted an unnamed U.S. official as saying.
When asked if the report was accurate, the White House National Security Council had no immediate comment, while a State Department spokesman responded:
“We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again: actions speak louder than words. If Russia is ready to negotiate, it should stop bombs and missiles and withdraw troops from Ukraine.
“The Kremlin continues to escalate the war. The Kremlin has shown a reluctance to engage seriously in negotiations even before the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.”
The spokesman also noted Zelensky’s remarks on Friday, in which he said: “We are ready for peace, for a just and just peace, and we have expressed this package many times.”
“The world knows where we stand. This is respect for the UN Charter, respect for our territorial integrity, respect for our people,” Zelensky added in his evening address to the Ukrainian people on Friday.
U.S. National Security Adviser Jack Sullivan said during a visit to Kyiv on Friday that Washington’s support for Ukraine would be “unwavering” after next Tuesday’s congressional midterm elections.
Reporting by David Brunstrom; Editing by Daniel Wallis and Christian Schmollinger
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