Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s complete rejection of the possibility of negotiations has raised concerns in some European, Latin American and African countries, US officials say.
In the United States, the president Joe Biden in its private conversations with Ukrainian leaders, the administration has urged to communicate openness to possible negotiations with Russia. At the same time, the Americans hope that Ukraine would not completely rule out the possibility of peace negotiations in its public statements as long as the president Vladimir Putin is in power.
To write about it the Washington Post (you switch to another service)who has interviewed sources familiar with the discussions.
According to them, the United States is not pressuring Ukraine to the negotiating table with Russia. Instead, the American authorities are trying to ensure that the support of other countries to Ukraine continues. The concern is that voters in allied countries that support Ukraine are getting frustrated and fear that the war will continue for years.
“Ukraine fatigue is a reality in some of our allied countries”
In the United States, there have already been voices of gravel against the delivery of billions of aid packages to Ukraine. For example, leading the Republican group in the House of Representatives of Congress Kevin McCarthy said recently that “blank checks” to Ukraine will end if Republicans win a majority in the House of Representatives in Tuesday’s midterm elections.
According to The Washington Post, American officials agree with their Ukrainian officials that Putin is not serious about peace negotiations.
However, the president of Ukraine to Volodymyr Zelensky the complete rejection of the possibility of negotiations has raised concerns in some European, Latin American and African countries, say American officials. The countries in question suffer the most from the war’s effects on food and fuel prices.
– Ukraine fatigue is a reality in some of our allied countries, says an anonymous official source to the newspaper.
White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan during his surprise visit to Kiev on Friday, assured the unwavering support of the United States for Ukraine and its people.
“We’re going to make sure that the necessary resources are here and that we get enough votes for support from both sides,” Sullivan said at a press conference, referring to Tuesday’s congressional elections.
Source: Reuters