On 10 March, the Reuter Agency, citing 2 U.S. officials, wrote that the U.S. delegation in Saudi Arabia intends to check whether Ukraine is willing to make territorial concessions towards Russia to end the war.
— 1 cannot say “I want peace” and “I refuse to compromise”, said 1 American authoritative before talking. “We want to see if the Ukrainians are curious not so much in peace as such, but in a realistic room. If they are only curious in returning to the borders of 2014 or 2022, it already says something," another added.
One of the sources of the Reuter Agency stated that the US delegation besides wanted to measure whether Ukraine was serious about improving relations with Washington after a controversial gathering between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenski in the White home on 28 February.
American force on Ukraine
The U.S. delegation participating in talks in Saudi Arabia will include Secretary of State Marco Rubio, National safety Advisor Mike Waltz and mediate East envoy Steve Witkoff. The Ukrainian delegation will be chaired by the head of the Ukrainian President's office Andrij Jermak. It will besides include abroad Minister Andrij Sybiha, Defence Minister Rustem Umerov and Deputy Head of Ukrainian president Paulo Palis's Office.
On March 9, Donald Trump said that expects “great progress” in negotiations. In turn, Zelenski expressed hope that the talks would bring results.
In fresh days, the Trump administration has halted arms supply and exchange of intelligence with Ukraine. According to press reports, he wants to put force on Kiev to negociate peace. Shortly after that, Moscow reported that its soldiers had managed to recapture respective towns in the Kursk Oblast.
On March 9, NBC News stated that the United States would be prepared to resume military aid and exchange intelligence if Zelenski had agreed to territorial concessions with Russia, took steps towards holding presidential elections in Ukraine and possibly stepped down as president.
