Sullivan: We are consulting with regional partners to address the Syrian crisis
The National Security Adviser of the US governme stated in an ierview that the priority of the Biden administration in the discussion of the war in Ukraine is to strengthen the capabilities of Kiev in the field of conveional weapons to confro Russia, not to create a nuclear deterre for Kiev, adding that Washington is consulting with regional partners to deal with it. to the Syrian crisis.
According to RCO News Agency, White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said in an ierview in response to the question of what the members of the Biden administration would tell their Ukrainian couerparts about US support for Kiev after the end of the 51-day term of the Biden administration. “We will do whatever we can in these 50 days to provide all possible tools to strengthen Ukraine’s position in the field so that they can appear stronger at the negotiating table.”
Addressing the Ukraine issue in the last days of the Biden administration
In an ierview with ABC, Sullivan said: Preside Biden has ordered me to oversee the large-scale shipme of military equipme to Ukraine so that we can spend all the funds provided by Congress uil the end of Preside Biden’s term. Therefore, we are focused on this issue first of all.
Sullivan also said about Ukraine’s cooperation with Preside-elect Donald Trump’s governme: I have asked the Ukrainian team to cooperate with the future team of America and all our allies and partners, because the war in Ukraine will not end after January 21 (Trump’s inauguration). It is clear that the new team will have its own policy and approach. So, I can’t say anything about it. All I can do is make sure that when we hand over power, Ukraine is in the best possible position.
From our poi of view, the main thing is for Ukraine to determine its own destiny, not for it to be imposed by foreign powers, including the United States.
The National Security Advisor of the White House coinued this conversation in response to whether, according to a rece report by the New York Times, the Biden administration is considering returning nuclear weapons to Ukraine, which were removed after the collapse of the Soviet Union, and whether this It is an action that the US governme is considering to strengthen Ukraine’s deterrence and capabilities against Russia, he said: This matter is not under consideration. What we are doing is increasing Ukraine’s capacity in the conveional arms sector so that it can effectively defend itself and confro the Russians. It is not about nuclear capabilities.
In the coinuation of this conversation, Sullivan said about the speculations surrounding the Trump team’s attempt to start a peace process with the idea of ​​ceding parts of Ukraine’s territory in exchange for peace: From our poi of view, the main thing is that Ukraine determines its own destiny, not that to be imposed on it by foreign powers, including the United States.
He added: Now, Preside Zelensky has publicly meioned the necessity of bringing this war to the negotiation table. This means, he knows that eveually, he has to negotiate. In fact, this year, we’ve been engaging with Preside Zelensky and his team on how to negotiate. The main poi is to try to provide Ukraine with all the possible tools so that it can obtain a favorable result from these negotiations.
Sullivan also stated: “I don’t talk about territory, security or other factors publicly.” I think it’s up to Preside Zelensky to talk about it or not, because after all, it’s his coury.
This senior White House official emphasized the coinuation of the Biden administration’s support for Ukraine while Kiev is facing serious challenges due to the lack of manpower, weapons and ammunition to deal with Russia’s advance in the field, especially on the eastern fro.
Speculations about the coinuation of Washington’s support for Kiev after Trump’s return to the White House have increased. According to some analyses, Trump may limit military support to Ukraine as leverage to force it to negotiate peace with Russia.
Although Trump has said he will end the war in Ukraine within 24 hours of returning to the White House, details of his team’s plan to resolve the issue have yet to be provided.
Ukrainian soldiers in Kiev
Allegations about the conversation between Trump and Putin
In response to whether he confirms the media reports about Trump’s conversation with Russian Preside Vladimir Putin after winning the presideial election on November 5, the national security adviser of the Biden administration said: “I really don’t know.” I read something about this in the newspaper. I have also seen its denial (by Russia). Anyway, I can’t talk about it.
Biden’s Limited Opportunity to Address Diplomatic Peace Initiatives in West Asia
In another part of this conversation, in response to the question that according to Biden’s statemes about trying to establish a ceasefire in the Gaza war and reaching a broader peace agreeme in the West Asian region that will lead to the formation of a Palestinian state and the normalization of relations between Saudi Arabia and the regime To become a Zionist, in his opinion, is this possible in the remaining 50 days of the curre American governme? He said: The first step is to reach an agreeme for a ceasefire and exchange of prisoners. If we can make it work, it will be possible to impleme broader diplomatic initiatives in the region along the lines of what you meioned. We will use every remaining day to make further progress towards this goal.
The statemes of the National Security Adviser of the White House about the effort to impleme extensive peace initiatives in the West Asian region are raised while the United States has been disproportionately attacking Gaza since the beginning of the Zionist regime’s attacks in response to the “Al-Aqsa Storm” operation that was carried out by the Hamas moveme on October 7. And with the wide war crimes of this regime against the civilian population, it has coinued to provide diplomatic, military and financial support to the Zionist regime under the pretext of “Israel’s right to defend itself against terrorism”.
According to regional sources, the two rounds of ceasefire and prisoner exchange negotiations held in Doha with the mediation of Qatar, Egypt and the United States remained inconclusive due to the Zionist regime’s new demands in the negotiations and its failure to respond to the mediation parties’ proposals.
On the other hand, the plan of the Biden governme to establish a coalition between the Zionist regime and Saudi Arabia in line with Washington’s goals in the region and confroing other regional actors, including Iran, has been fruitless due to its support for the Zionist regime’s war crimes in the Gaza war. Because Saudi Arabia, which has made the recognition of the Zionist regime and the establishme of diplomatic relations with it subject to a permane ceasefire in Gaza and the formation of an independe Palestinian state, which does not seem possible in the short term due to the activities of the far-right cabinet of this regime.
Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia has been strengthening its relations with other regional actors, including Iran and China.
Attack of Russian and Syrian fighters on terrorist positions
Iensification of the activities of terrorist groups in Syria
In an ierview with ABC about the developmes in Syria, Sullivan also claimed: the main supporters of the Syrian governme have been weakened in other conflicts.
He said that “the rece conflicts in Syria were carried out by an armed group that is on the list of American terrorist organizations, and Washington is concerned about the activities of this group.”
Washington is consulting with its allies in the region on the best way to handle the Syrian crisis
The US national security adviser also noted that Washington is consulting with its partners in the region about “the best way to address the Syrian crisis.”
On Wednesday of last week, while hours had not passed since the announceme of the ceasefire between Lebanon and the Zionist regime, the News of a large-scale operation by the terrorist group “Tahrir al-Sham” in northwestern Syria and Aleppo province was published.
In response to these attacks, the Syrian army, with the support of the Russian Air Force, has carried out extensive airstrikes on terrorist positions and targeted many of their fortifications.
The Syrian army is confroing the advance of terrorists and defending its fro lines in Aleppo.
Handing over power to the Trump administration
Sullivan also said about the coordination between the Biden administration and Trump’s team about the challenges in the domestic affairs and foreign policy of the United States: we will coinue our activities every day, but we will work closely with the incoming team, because many of these challenges will be basically resolved on January 21. will not be We wa to make sure that the devolution goes smoothly.
He added: I must say that so far our coordinations and cooperations have been in good faith, professional and in line with the successful transfer of power.
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