The United States and Germany will work to force Ukraine to negotiate with Russia – through clearly targeted arms deliveries, Bild tabloid reports citing anonymous government sources, Kyiv Independent writes, News.ro reports.

Olaf Scholz with the Leopard tank on his backPhoto: Sven Eckelkamp / Imago stock and people / Profimedia

US President Joe Biden and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz do not plan to put direct pressure on President Volodymyr Zelenskyi for negotiations, Bild tabloid also writes.

  • The USA and Germany are almost the most important military donors of Kyiv and would plan to supply exactly as much weapons – qualitatively and quantitatively – as Ukraine needs to maintain the front line and a strong negotiating position – but not enough to liberate the conquered territory. by Russians, writes a German tabloid.

“Zelensky must realize that this cannot continue. Without any outside request,” said a source quoted by Bild.

“He should address the nation on his own accord and explain that negotiations should be started,” this source said.

If Kyiv and Moscow do not agree on the start of negotiations, then Berlin and Washington hope that the front line will “consolidate” and the conflict will “freeze” without official agreements.

“It’s like Minsk, but without Minsk,” Bild’s source said, referring to the Minsk agreements of 2014-2015, which were intended to end the war in Donbas but actually led to Ukraine.

Kyiv Independent writes that it was not possible to verify this information.

Western officials deny the exposure of the German tabloid

In the context, when the alliance in favor of Kyiv is facing growing challenges, the press writes that the West wants to “push” Ukraine into negotiations with Russia and make concessions.

Western officials deny these revelations and emphasize that any peace talks with Moscow are Ukraine’s decision.

“We are not aware of any discussions with Ukraine regarding negotiations outside the framework of the “peace formula”, Zelensky’s ten-point plan, State Department spokesman Vedant Patel said.

Zelensky denied that his allies would pressure him to start negotiations.

“None of our partners is pressuring us to sit down at the (table) of negotiations with Russia, talk with it and give it something,” he assured at the beginning of November.

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