Ukraine will try to persuade the United States to resume the secret services and military support in bilateral conversations with high missions by convincing Donald Trump that Volodymyr Zelenskyy has a quick end to war with Russia.
Officials who were informed about preparations for the negotiations in Saudi Arabia said that Kyiv was a partial ceasefire with Russia for long-distance drone and rocket attacks and combat facilities in the Black Sea, hoping that the progress of the talks would lead to Washington to prevent his decision, prevent intelligence and arms.
The Ukrainian negotiators travel to Saudi Arabia on Monday after the first few days without the support of the USA led to the country’s troops abandoning the Russian territory that they confiscated in the Kursk region last year.
A Ukrainian civil servant added that Kyiv would be a priority at short notice to fix his connections to the United States, while two European civil servants said Kyiv had recorded progress in the ceasefire talks as Quid Pro for the restart of military and secret services.
“The goal of negotiations between the Ukrainian and the US authorities in Saudi Arabia is to agree on a resumption of support,” said Fedir Venislavskiy, a Ukrainian member of the Zelensky party and member of the parliamentary National Security Committee until the end of last week.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio will be in the Saudi city of Jeddah for the talks from Monday to Wednesday in order to “drive the goal of the President to end the Russia-Ukraine War,” said a spokesman.
Trump said on Sunday that he was expecting good results from the conversations.
When asked by reporters to Air Force One, if he were considering ending the suspension, Trump said: “We only have it. We just have. “The comments were reported by Reuters.
The US pressure on Kyiv forced the government of Zelenskyy to change its position after a catastrophic meeting on February 28th in the White House.
“The tactics have changed,” said Volodymyr Fesenko, a political analyst based in Kyiv. “Now the most important thing (thing) is to normalize relationships with the United States, and if the plan maintains security guarantees and then urges an armistice, it is now obvious that it will not happen in this order.”
He added: “Trump says that Ukraine does not want an armistice. The goal for us is to show the United States that we are willing to act as soon as possible and to start negotiations with Russia.”
Zelenskyy informed the EU leaders in Brussels on Thursday that he wanted to conclude a general framework contract with the United States, which would pave the way for further, more detailed agreements on mineral resources and security guarantees.
The broader business would begin with a setting of air strikes, operations at sea and strikes on energy and other civilian infrastructure.
It would be continued with prison exchanges and the return of the Ukrainian children kidnapped by the Russian authorities, which are intended for the task of trust between the two sides.
The Ukrainian president will fly to Saudi Arabia on Monday to meet Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman. The Jeddah negotiations will begin the following day.
Andriy Yermak, the head of Zelenskyy’s office, will lead the Ukrainian negotiation team with Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha, Minister of Defense Rustem Umerov and deputy head of the presidential office Pavlo Palisa.
Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, said Brussels and Kyiv “worked very, very closely together”.
While European officials say that around 20 countries listed by Great Britain and France have stated that they could form a “coalition of readiness” to support Ukraine after a ceasefire, Trump has so far refused to commit us to such a strength.
The US President was angry last week when his Ukrainian counterpart suggested that an agreement to terminate the war was still very far away. “If someone doesn’t want to make a deal, this person won’t be there long,” said Trump.
However, Kyiv has not given up that the United States has taken on a role in an armistice implementation, according to European officials who spoke before the talks with its Ukrainian colleagues.
They point out that this could include the use of US satellites or Signal Intelligence for the ceasefire check, but could not be limited.
NBC News reported US officials on Sunday with the words that the mineral contract would not be enough to resume help and intelligence agency exchange. It also added that the US President also wanted Zelenskyy to change the attitude towards peace talks, including concessions such as the area to Russia and to resist in elections in Ukraine himself or even as president.
“Ukraine is looking for peace from the first second of this war,” Zelenskyy wrote on Saturday on the X. “Realistic suggestions are on the table. The key is to move quickly and effectively. “
The spokeswoman for the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maria Zakharova, said last week that “a kind of break is absolutely unacceptable” without a “final settlement”.
Additional reporting from Ben Hall in London
