“US President Donald Trump’s administration wants to conduct negotiations on a new security system in Europe and a peace agreement with Ukraine at the same time. But Washington plans first to secure an end to the conflict.”
Globalinfo.az reports, citing Axios, which cited a source familiar with the position in the White House.
According to the source, implementation of the security agreement will be possible only after agreement is reached on ending the conflict.
In addition, the US believes that giving Europeans a place in the peace talks could increase their readiness to discuss a broader security agreement before the conflict ends.
“Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will not agree to a deal without knowing what happens next on security guarantees. Russian President Vladimir Putin also wants to know. That is exactly why the security issue is so important,” the source said.
According to the source, the US has conveyed to European countries that Washington will not sign a security agreement with Russia without the support of Europe and Ukraine.
The US also will not give Russia a veto right on issues concerning Europe’s security.
Two sources said that Russian representatives cited the failure of then-US President Joe Biden in 2021 to respond to a letter from Russian President Vladimir Putin setting out Moscow’s security concerns as one of the reasons for the start of the conflict in Ukraine.
According to the source, US presidential special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner said the world has changed seriously since 2021.
According to Axios, US officials asked Russia to prepare a proposal detailing Moscow’s concerns and its security demands.
Note that trilateral talks between delegations from Russia, the US and Ukraine were held on November 10-11 in Abu Dhabi.
Aliyar Khalil
Globalinfo.az
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