US media: US pressures Kyiv to make concessions to Russia in negotiations
Sputnik News, Moscow, February 14 - According to the U.S. "New York Times" quoting Ukrainian officials, the U.S. government has intensified pressure on Ukraine to make concessions to Russia within the framework of mediation talks.
The report said: "Ukrainian officials said that the Trump administration has increased pressure on them to make concessions to Russia and end the war before summer. The U.S. is pressuring Kyiv to abandon eastern Ukraine."
In addition, the "New York Times" emphasized that Ukraine hopes to obtain security guarantees from the West before making any concessions. However, despite the long-term negotiations and diplomatic efforts by the Trump administration, it remains unclear what form of guarantee the U.S. will take.
At the same time, the "New York Times" quoted a member of the Ukrainian Supreme Rada, Yaroslav Yurchyshyn, who stated that during the talks held in the UAE in February, the U.S. urged Ukraine to hold presidential elections on May 15. The U.S. warned that if Kyiv was unwilling to compromise or hold elections, the U.S. would withdraw from the negotiation process.
From February 4 to 5, delegations from Russia, Ukraine and the United States held the second round of talks in Abu Dhabi, UAE, on mediating the Ukraine issue. The first round of talks took place on January 23-24. On February 13, Russian President's Press Secretary Peskov said that a new round of talks on the Ukraine issue would be held in Geneva from February 17 to 18.
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