The gathering will not be attended by Marco Rubio and David Lama, the heads of diplomacy of the United States and large Britain, as previously assumed. According to Sky News, the rank of the delegation from France and Germany was besides lowered.
On Tuesday, a U.S. State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce informed of Rubio's absence. The American side in London will be represented by U.S. President's envoy Donald Trump to Ukraine, General Keith Kellogg.
Talks in London. Changes in delegations
Also Steve Witkoff, Trump envoy for the mediate East, but active in talks about the end of Russia's war against Ukraine, will not be present in London. On Tuesday, White home spokesperson Karoline Leavitt announced that he would go to Russia this week to proceed his talks with the country's leader Vladimir Putin.
As Sky News added, On Wednesday, the Ukrainian Diplomatic Head Andrij Sybiha meets Minister Lamby.
No answer from Ukraine
Earlier this week, American media, including Axios and the "Wall Street Journal", reported that the United States expected Ukraine to respond on Wednesday to the peace framework proposal, which includes unofficial designation of Russian control over almost all occupied areas.
According to the British “Financial Times”Putin proposed to halt the invasion of Ukraine on the current front line. He told Witkoff at a fresh gathering in Petersburg that Russia could waive its claims against the territories of 4 partially occupied Ukrainian circuits that stay under the control of Kiev. Russia controls part of the Kherson and Zaporo region, but announced in autumn 2022 the annexation of all these regions, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk circuits. Ukrainian Crimea annexed Russia in 2014.
Ukraine wants a swift and just peace, but if we start talking about sovereign territories, then the format becomes an extension of the war, as Russia wants," stated president Volodymyr Zelenski in consequence to the American proposal on Tuesday.
