Agence France-Presse: America is knocking on every door to make Kyiv grant territorial concessions
An official familiar with the peace talks told AFP: The most important obstacle to an agreement between Kyiv and Moscow is the “land issue” and the United States is considering “any option” that would lead Ukraine to cede part of its territory. The issue that Ukraine considers equivalent to “surrender”.
According to RCO News Agency, an official familiar with the process of the peace talks in Ukraine announced that the land issue is still the “biggest problem” in the talks related to the end of the war between Russia and Ukraine.
Over the past few days, Ukrainian negotiators have held several meetings in Miami with US envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of US President Donald Trump, to review the draft of the US plan; A plan that was initially in line with many of the main demands of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The official, who did not want to be named, told AFP: “The land issue is still the most problematic part. Putin is not willing to agree without taking lands. Therefore, the Americans are knocking on every door to make sure that Ukraine gives up the lands.”
According to this official, the United States is putting pressure on Ukraine to quickly reach an agreement. “The Americans say faster, but Ukraine cannot agree to anything without going through the details,” he added.
In London, Zelenskiy was supposed to meet with British Prime Minister Kerr Starmer, German Chancellor Friedrich Mertes and French President Emmanuel Macron to review the status of negotiations.
The President of Ukraine is also going to Brussels to talk with the leaders of the European Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
This News agency notes that before returning to power, Trump said he would end the war in Ukraine within “24 hours”, but after months of diplomatic efforts, he has admitted that reaching an agreement is “more complicated than he imagined”.
Last week, Zelenskiy reiterated that the land issue is the “hardest part” of the negotiations, and he rejected any ceding of land, as he considers it equivalent to complete surrender.
According to the AFP report, Russia wants Ukraine to withdraw from about one-fifth of the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine; An area that Moscow still does not fully control, but Russian forces have been advancing at the fastest pace in the last year.
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