Bloomberg: Europe plans to involve Moscow in Ukraine security guarantees negotiations
Bloomberg reported that Kyiv’s European allies intend to involve Russia in talks on security guarantees for Ukraine, after full coordination with the United States.
Bloomberg quoted diplomatic source as saying that the European move will come only after a final agreement is reached with Washington on the nature and limits of the proposed security guarantees for Ukraine.
European officials noted that recent rounds of consultations with the US side have seen tangible progress, stressing that the formula for security guarantees is in an advanced stage of maturity.
This comes after the statements of Volodymyr Zelensky, who confirmed, following his recent meeting with US President Donald Trump at the Mar-a-Lago resort, that the two sides have reached a full agreement on security guarantees.
Following the bilateral talks, Trump and Zelensky held a joint phone call with a number of European leaders to discuss developments, and Trump announced before his meeting with Zelensky that he had a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, which he described as very good and productive.
In this context, the American magazine Responsible Statcraft called on Washington and Kyiv to accept Russian conditions to end the conflict in Ukraine, considering this the best option for a settlement.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stressed that Ukraine’s military failures on the front call for Kyiv to immediately sit down at the negotiating table.
Russia’s permanent representative to the United Nations, Vassily Nebenzia, noted that Ukrainian forces are suffering increasing losses and are witnessing a rapid decline in their combat capabilities.
Russian President Vladimir Putin had previously stated in an interview with the India Today newspaper that the territories under the control of Kyiv would be liberated by military force, or Ukrainian forces would withdraw from them and the killings would stop.
