WATERLOO – The Washington Post reported on Saturday that the Biden administration secretly encourages Ukraine leaders to express their openness to negotiating with Russia and abandoning their public rejection to participate in peace talks until after President Vladimir Putin removed power.
The newspaper cited unnamed sources who are familiar with the discussions as saying that the US officials’ request is not intended to put pressure on Ukraine to participate in negotiations, but rather is a calculated effort to keep Kyiv’s support for other nations who worry about the war’s potential to rage for many years.
The discussions, according to the sources, demonstrated the difficulty of the Biden administration’s stance on Ukraine, where US officials have publicly committed to supporting Kyiv with significant aid for “as long as possible” in the hopes of finding a resolution to the eight-month conflict, which has caused severe damage to the world economy and sparked worries about the possibility of nuclear war.
Although US officials supported the position of their Ukrainian counterparts that Putin is not currently serious about negotiations, they admitted that Ukrainian President Voludeimir Zellinski refused to enter into talks with him that raised several concerns in parts of Europe, Africa and Latin America, the regions where the impact of the ongoing conflict has emerged Monthly food and fuel expenses have been very high.
When questioned if the claim was real, the National Security Council at the White House remained silent, but a spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded, “We stated previously and we will say it again: The verbs are more than sayings. This war’s escalation by the Kremlin is ongoing. The Kremlin did not appear in preparation for the seriousness of the negotiations even before its comprehensive invasion of Ukraine began,” he added.
Zeilinsky stated on Friday that “We are ready for peace, for a fair and fair peace, and we have voiced its formula many times,” in his words, which were cited by the spokesman.
“Everyone is aware of our position. Respect for the United Nations Charter, respect for the unity of our lands, and respect for our people,” Zellinski said in his evening speech to the Ukrainian people on Friday.
After next Tuesday’s congressional midterm elections, according to US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, Washington’s support for Ukraine will remain “strong and firm,” he stated during a visit to Kyiv on Friday.
Since the beginning of the Russian military operation on Ukrainian soil on February 24, Washington has stood by Kyiv and supported it with humanitarian and military aid, allocating billions of dollars to arm the Ukrainian forces. Additionally, European nations have lined up alongside Ukraine and provided them with weapons and equipment.
However, the global community was very concerned about this battle, particularly in light of the high rates of economic inflation, the high costs of wheat and cereals, as well as of oil and energy.
Washington privately urges Kiev to open negotiations with Moscow
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