Almost three years after the start of the Russian offensive in Ukraine, the return to power of Donald Trump, who is committed to ending the “carnage” quickly, reported the conjectures around peace talks. Volodymyr Zelensky has long rejected the idea of negotiations, saying that he wanted to beat Russia on the battlefield. But Ukraine is struggling against the Russian army, which is advancing in the east of its territory. And kyiv is afraid of seeing American help dry up. Donald Trump again asked for compensation on Monday in exchange for this aid, requesting access to the Ukrainian rare land, faced with the uncertainty about the outcome of the conflict. Uncertainties that he himself fed, suggesting that Ukraine “could be Russian one day”.
Info to remember
⇒ Donald Trump spoke of the possibility that Ukraine becomes Russian “one day”
⇒ “restrictions” on the supply of electricity in Ukraine after a Russian attack
⇒ American emissary Keith Kellogg will soon go to Ukraine
Donald Trump evokes the possibility that Ukraine becomes Russian
Donald Trump spoke on Monday the possibility that Ukraine becomes “Russian one day”, claiming that the aid paid to kyiv be offset. While high -level contacts will intensify in the coming days between Washington and kyiv, the American president repeated on Fox News wanting to obtain access to the Ukrainian rare lands, explaining that Washington had to “secure” the money paid of certainty on the outcome of the conflict. “They could arrive at an agreement, they may not reach an agreement. They could be Russian one day, as they might not be Russian one day,” he said.
“I want to recover” this money, he continued, adding that it has claimed from kyiv the equivalent of $ 500 billion in rare land, metals notably used in electronics. “At least like that we don’t feel silly.” The Ukrainian president had assured last week that his country was ready to receive “investments of American companies” in his rare land, stressing, however, that “part of our mineral resources” is in the occupied zone.
“Restrictions” on the supply of electricity in Ukraine after a Russian attack
A Russian attack on Ukrainian energy infrastructure on the night of Monday to Tuesday led to restrictions on electricity supplies, said Ukrainian Minister of Energy Guerman Galouchtchenko, while Ukraine is experiencing icy temperatures (-8 degrees Celsius to kyiv this Tuesday). “The enemy launched during the night an attack on gas infrastructure” which “continues” Tuesday morning, said the Minister on Facebook, adding that electricity supplies had been limited to “minimize the potential consequences in the energy sector “.
During the night, the Ukrainian army sparked air alerts in several areas of the country, evoking threats of drones and ballistic weapons. Local authorities have reported strikes in several regions including Zaporijjia (East), Poltava (Center-East), or Dnipropetrovsk (EST), evoking several injured.
Donald Trump confirms the upcoming visit to Ukraine of his emissary Kellogg
The American president confirmed on Monday the next visit to Ukraine of his special emissary Keith Kellogg, responsible for the development of a plan to end the conflict with Russia. “Yes,” said the American president from the White House in response to a question about the emissary’s arrival. Keith Kellogg has to go to Ukraine on February 20, a source from the office of the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told AFP earlier.
The latter also indicated that the organization of a meeting with Donald Trump was underway, but that the date had not yet been set. As of Friday, Volodymyr Zelensky will be present at the Munich security conference (MSC) where he will meet the American vice-president JD Vance, according to the Ukrainian presidency. In addition to JD Vance, Keith Kellogg and Secretary of State Marco Rubio will be part of the American delegation in Germany, the President of the MSC, Christoph Heusgen, announced to the press.