US press Ukraine on the end of the war, avoiding increased pressure on Russia – Axios
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US Presidential Administration Donald Trump puts pressure on Ukraine on the termination of the war, but does not indicate increased pressure on Russia.
Source: Axios referring to US and European officials acquaintances with the course of negotiation
Details: President Donald Trump, who has previously promised to reach a peace agreement within 24 hours of joining the post, is now disappointed with a delay in negotiations and is ready to abandon the mediation role of the United States. In a private conversation, he declared his frustration that negotiations did not lead to anything.
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According to an informed US official, Trump will focus on other areas of foreign policy if the agreement is not reached in the near future.
Trump himself has not yet established a deadline and said whether he would take any further steps except for talking.
« We need to find out … within a few days, whether it is possible to do so in the short term, » said US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, talking about the termination of the war.
« Rubio did not specify what the step would look like, but only emphasized that the United States wanted rapid progress, » Axios said one of the European diplomats.
Two other European diplomats confirmed: « Rubio has made it clear that Trump loses patience and can get out of the process if the agreement is not reached in the near future »
Three European diplomats believe that Rubio’s comments were primarily directed to Ukraine. A source close to the Ukrainian government also stated that these statements were called to put pressure on Kiev. It also has expressed concern that Trump’s release from negotiations can lead to the suspension of military assistance to Ukraine by the United States.
European diplomats also noted that during the Paris meetings Rubio did not talk about increasing pressure on Russia. « It seemed that Rubio and Vitcoff are under high pressure from Trump and trying to pass it on to other players, » one of the European diplomats commented.
Literally: « Ukraine quickly agreed with Trump’s plans for a 30-day ceasefire. Instead, Russia has not hurried to support this initiative, declaring its success on the battlefield and making a number of conditions for the conclusion of any peace agreement.
As a result, it is unlikely that the Kremlin will be especially concerned about the possible curtailment of American diplomatic participation. «
Prehistory:
- On Thursday, April 17, in Paris There was a meeting Between the Ukrainian delegation and representatives of France, Germany and Britain, which discussed, in particular, a complete ceasefire, a multinational contingent and security guarantees for Ukraine.
- Also to Paris arrived The American delegation, led by the Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Special US President Donald Trump, Steve Witcoff for negotiations.
- Friday, April 18, Rubio statedwhich is to be « defined in the coming days », or « possible » peace in Ukraine, stressing that « the United States has other priorities » and what states Ready to refuse Efforts to reach peace in Ukraine if « in the coming days » will see that there is no progress in this direction.
- US President Donald Trump stated that it can leave attempts to stop war Between Ukraine and the Russian Federation, if « one of the parties is very complicating » a peaceful process.
