Sullivan: We are consulting with regional partners to address the Syrian crisis

According to RCO News Agency, White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said in an interview in response to the question of what the members of the Biden administration would tell their Ukrainian counterparts 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 interview with ABC, Sullivan said: President Biden has ordered me to oversee the large-scale shipment of military equipment to Ukraine so that we can spend all the funds provided by Congress until the end of President Biden’s term. Therefore, we are focused on this issue first of all.

Sullivan also said about Ukraine’s cooperation with President-elect Donald Trump’s government: 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 point 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 continued this conversation in response to whether, according to a recent 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 government 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 conventional arms sector so that it can effectively defend itself and confront the Russians. It is not about nuclear capabilities.

In the continuation 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 point 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, President Zelensky has publicly mentioned the necessity of bringing this war to the negotiation table. This means, he knows that eventually, he has to negotiate. In fact, this year, we’ve been engaging with President Zelensky and his team on how to negotiate. The main point 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 President Zelensky to talk about it or not, because after all, it’s his country.

This senior White House official emphasized the continuation 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 front.

Speculations about the continuation 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.

Allegations about the conversation between Trump and Putin

In response to whether he confirms the media reports about Trump’s conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin after winning the presidential 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 statements about trying to establish a ceasefire in the Gaza war and reaching a broader peace agreement 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 current American government? He said: The first step is to reach an agreement for a ceasefire and exchange of prisoners. If we can make it work, it will be possible to implement broader diplomatic initiatives in the region along the lines of what you mentioned. We will use every remaining day to make further progress towards this goal.

The statements of the National Security Adviser of the White House about the effort to implement 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 movement on October 7. And with the wide war crimes of this regime against the civilian population, it has continued 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 government to establish a coalition between the Zionist regime and Saudi Arabia in line with Washington’s goals in the region and confronting 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 establishment of diplomatic relations with it subject to a permanent ceasefire in Gaza and the formation of an independent 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.

Intensification of the activities of terrorist groups in Syria

In an interview with ABC about the developments in Syria, Sullivan also claimed: the main supporters of the Syrian government have been weakened in other conflicts.

He said that “the recent 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 announcement 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 confronting the advance of terrorists and defending its front 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 continue 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 want 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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