The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyi, would lower his conditions in order to sit down at the negotiating table with Russia to end the war after “days of negotiations between Kyiv and Washington”, writes the Ukrainian newspaper Kyiv on Thursday Post, quoted by EFE. .

The Ukrainian publication writes that the administration of American President Joe Biden managed to obtain from Kyiv the flexibility of the leader’s terms when it comes to peace negotiations with Russia.

What condition would Zelensky give up in order to negotiate with Russia?

Until now, Zelensky has consistently stated that he will not negotiate with Russia while Vladimir Putin is in power: “Ukraine will not negotiate with Russia while Putin is the president of the Russian Federation.” Actually, as early as October 4, the Ukrainian president signed a decree in which he considers the prospect of any negotiations between Kyiv and Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin to be “impossible”.

The Kyiv Post, citing two officials familiar with the matter, recalls that on November 6, Zelenskyi said that he was open to “sincere discussions” with Russia. For this, Zelensky formulated a number of other conditions, some of which are already known, such as restoring the territorial integrity of Ukraine, punishing war criminals and military reparations.

However, unlike previous statements, Zelensky “missed” the condition that Putin should be removed from office before such negotiations, the Ukrainian newspaper notes, writes Agerpres with reference to EFE.

The change was supposed to come after “days of negotiations between Kyiv and Washington,” which included a meeting last week between White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan and Zelenskyi in the Ukrainian capital.

One senior official in the Ukrainian administration told the Kyiv Post that while the Americans did not give clear instructions to Zelenskyi and his allies in Ukraine to change their approach, they conveyed to Kyiv that they needed to show “more enthusiasm in ending the conflict amicably and wisely.” “The idea is to once again demonstrate on the international stage that Ukraine, and not Russia, is the party that seeks peace,” the quoted source added.

“It doesn’t mean that (Ukrainians) should come to the negotiating table right now. We don’t even think now is the right time, depending on what Russia is doing. But they have to show the will to resolve the conflict, because nobody more than Ukraine , is not interested in ending this conflict,” said the official, who was quoted by the Ukrainian newspaper and who wished to remain anonymous.

Kyiv Post also recalled that contacts between Ukrainian officials and their Ukrainian and Russian counterparts have been confirmed in recent days “in order to calm tensions and avoid mistakes” in this war, launched by Russia on February 24.

“Fatigue with Ukraine is a real problem for some of our partners”

The Washington Post wrote that the administration of US President Joe Biden would privately ask Ukraine to publicly demonstrate its openness to negotiations with Russia and to refuse dialogue with this country until Russian President Vladimir Putin comes to power.

According to the American newspaper citing sources familiar with the internal discussions, this request from Washington is not aimed at forcing Kyiv to sit down at the negotiating table. This strategy is not a form of pressure on Ukraine, but is aimed at ensuring that the Ukrainian executive retains the necessary support from other countries that are suffering from the war in Ukraine due to inflation and the constant increase in energy prices. Publish.

American and Ukrainian officials have acknowledged that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s refusal to negotiate with Putin has caused concern in parts of Europe, Africa and Latin America, where the consequences of the war for food and fuel are most acutely felt, the quoted publication writes.

On Friday, White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, who is visiting Kyiv, said that all the G7 industrialized countries (USA, Germany, Canada, France, Italy, Japan and Great Britain) “want peace”. evident from their latest joint statement.

• “From our point of view, the conversation we need to have within the international community regarding support for Ukraine is what are the conditions for a lasting and just peace,” Sullivan said, according to a transcript sent to EFE on Saturday.

Sullivan also reiterated that the United States will not allow Russia to remain in the territories it took from Ukraine by force or through so-called referenda, which have been questioned by the international community.

On Wednesday, the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, Mark Milley, reinforced Washington’s message that Ukraine and Russia should start talks to end the war, saying that perhaps “victory cannot be achieved militarily”.