The US administration asks the Ukrainian authorities to publicly demonstrate a willingness to negotiate with Russia, writes The Washington Post with reference to sources.
The United States also ask Ukraine to abandon the public position that it will be possible to talk with the Russian Federation only after the departure of Vladimir Putin.
The purpose of the request is supposedly not to force Kyiv to sit at the negotiations with Moscow, but to ensure the support of countries whose citizens can worry about the prospect of maintaining the continuation of the war for many years.
“Although American officials share an assessment of their Ukrainian colleagues, that Putin does not seriously speak of negotiations, they admit that the ban on Vladimir Zelensky for negotiations with him created anxiety in some parts of Europe, Africa and Latin America, where the destructive impact of the war on accessibility And the cost of food and fuel is felt most acute, ”the White House emphasized.