On Monday, 2 meetings will be held in Saudi Arabia’s capital city, Riyadh, with a delegation from the United States and Russia and the United States and Ukraine. The AFP Agency reported that the Ukrainian delegation would be headed by the Minister of Defence Rust Umierov.
“I want Ukraine to recover. I want Russia to get out of this. There will be different legislature (US) approvals that we will need. (...) We want everyone to be somewhat satisfied... with an agreement that everyone can live with," Witkoff said in a conversation with Carlson.
A typical of the Washington authorities pointed out that there were inactive a fewer details to be discussed during discussions on the Russian-Ukrainian ceasefire on energy infrastructure. According to him, according to this agreement, Russia will not attack Ukrainian energy facilities and Ukraine will not attack akin targets in Russia.
He besides mentioned restoring the moratorium to combat activities in the Black Sea. This will be implemented within the next week, according to Witkoff.
Steve Witkoff: Ukraine will hold elections
A U.S. peculiar Envoy deemed it essential to hold presidential elections in Ukraine. “There will be elections in Ukraine. I think (President of Ukraine Volodymyr) Zelenski is doing everything in his power (as a result), said Witkoff.
To date, the Ukrainian side has consistently held that the organisation of elections under martial law is impossible under the law in force in Ukraine.
Suspension of arms in Ukraine. “We are not far away”
— The eventual nonsubjective is simply a 30-day ceasefire, during which we will discuss a complete truce. We are not far from this (solution). The 30-day ceasefire is the minute erstwhile we request to find out what the situation in the battlefield is,” Witkoff said.
Emissary Trump repeats Russian propaganda
A U.S. peculiar Envoy, like president Donald Trump, believes — and said so in an interview with Carlson — that any Ukrainian soldiers were surrounded in a Kursk circuit in Russia. erstwhile president of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenski, as well as Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces General Staff Ukraine has denied this many times.
Witkoff added that in addition to the situation in the Kursk Oblast, it is besides crucial to remember the 2000 km long front line, where there are 70-90 military clashes all day. It is essential to discuss the conditions for putting an end to these fights," he stressed.
Security guarantees for Ukraine. ‘Open question’
According to Witkoff, Ukraine cannot join NATO due to the position of Russia and the United States, but the question of the possible granting of a warrant under Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty remains open.
— I think Zelenski and his right hand, (head of law firm of the head of state Andrij) Jermak, fundamentally admitted that (Ukraine) did not intend to be a NATO member," Witkoff said. At the same time, he informed that various discussions were already in place on whether Ukraine could get protection under Article 5.
— Could Ukraine have specified protection from the United States or European countries without being a NATO member? I think it is an open question for discussion,” said Trump’s peculiar envoy.
The occupied areas of Ukraine. ‘Referendum held’
According to Witkoff, the biggest problem with the end of the war launched by Russia against Ukraine is Crimea and “the alleged 4 regions: Donetsk, Lugansk and 2 more (Christian and Zaporosian, formally, contrary to global law, annexed by Russia — PAP)” and readiness to recognise them as Russian territories.
— There are (there) Russian-speaking (inhabitants). There were (there) referendums in which the vast majority of people showed that they wanted to be under Russia. I think this is simply a key issue of this conflict,” said a peculiar U.S. envoy. Witkoff did not mention to the fact that referendums in 4 Ukrainian circuits were organised in September 2022 in an illegal way — the local residents were de facto forced to participate in the votes and their results, in the general opinion of independent observers, were falsified.
— This (situation) is an elephant in the area (a phraseological relation that indicates a well-known problem that remains ignored — PAP). The elephant in the area is besides constitutional issues in Ukraine, concerning what (Kijów) can agree on erstwhile it comes to giving up territories. The Russians de facto control these territories (Lugansk Oblast, most of the Donetsk Oblast, large parts of the Zaporosian and Khersonian circuits — PAP). The question is, will the planet consider that these are Russian territories? Can Zelenski last politically if he thinks so? This is the main issue in this conflict. Absolutely, he stressed Witkoff.
