What do the parties want the Ukrainian peace negotiation?

Ukrainian peace prospects recently increased after US President Donald Trump on February 12 with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, agreed to start negotiations. The delegation of the two countries met directly in Saudi Arab on February 18 to discuss measures to end the war, although there was no representative from Ukraine or Europe to attend.

The United States and Russia are committed to listening to each other’s aspirations, adding that it is too early to mention what the two sides want and be willing to give in. Meanwhile, both Ukraine and Europe want to have a role in the negotiation process and express their views on the “sustainable peace” background.

America

Over the past three years, the United States has been the leading weapons aid for Ukraine, with a commitment to “helping to the end” in the confrontation with Russia. However, when the war lasted, the fatigue gradually appeared in the United States and Washington’s views with the fight quickly reversed since Mr. Trump took office.

Different from the statement to the end, claiming that Ukraine joined NATO is the indispensable of his predecessor Joe Biden, President Trump pledged to end as soon as possible, the conflict that Mr. Trump said, ” Not happening “if he was in office.

This seems to be the short -term goal of the White House boss in this peace negotiation, BBC judgment. In the long term, President Trump may want Washington to be less involved in conflict, despite spending tens of billion dollars aid to Kiev.

Mr. Trump has recently tried to approach minerals in Ukraine, constantly mentioning the agreement in which the US transferred aids to Ukraine in exchange for rare land equivalent to $ 500 billion. US Finance Minister Scott Bessent visited Kiev to discuss these agreements.

However, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky rejected the request of “Rare land change for security” of the United States, claiming that Kiev “could not sell his country”. He also criticized this proposal as absurd, when the beauty salon for Ukraine nearly 67 billion USD weapons and $ 31.5 billion in financial support, but demanded $ 500 billion of minerals.

The White House boss has not specifically stated what the post -war Ukraine will be like. The US President said Ukraine joined NATO is not a feasible result and it will also be difficult to recover the border before 2014. This is obviously not the Ukrainian solution that wants to receive, and raise concerns in Europe .

Trump said Ukraine would participate in negotiations on the end of conflict, but not the process that was taking place in Saudi Arabia. After a meeting with a Russian representative on February 18, the US delegation said that this was just the beginning of a long process, and “obviously” with the presence of Ukraine and Europe.

Experts also believe that the meeting plays a role in exploring and evaluating potential directions to end the conflict.

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On the Russian side, President Putin always affirmed that the country was ready to negotiate with Ukraine, the United States and Europe about Kiev’s future, and must be based on Moscow’s national interests.

In the early stages of conflict, the goal that Russia aims for with Ukraine is to want Kiev to abandon the ambition to join NATO, maintain neutral status, accept new reality with 4 territories that Russia declares. The father merged in September 2022.

Up to now, the main targets of Russia are still aiming for Ukraine not to join NATO, accepting new reality with four territories and the West to unload Russian sanctions. Most European countries rejected these requirements.

The Kremlin affirmed that he would never accept negotiations on territorial exchange, referring to the proposal to exchange Ukraine in the Kursk province provided by President Zelensky.

During the negotiation in Saudi Arab, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said he first wanted to hear the proposal from the US about how to end the conflict. For Europe, Moscow has not yet seen the area of ​​the area in the negotiating table.

The White House and the Pentagon both said that it was necessary to have a compromise “from both sides”, but it was unclear what Russia could give in.

“It is difficult to know exactly how Russia will resolve because they have not made detailed requirements, I guess they may want to execute a ceasefire along the current control territorial territory,”, ” Kristian Gleditsch, professor of political science at Essex University, England, commented with Channel 4.

Ukraine

Ukraine is facing uncertainty, when Mr. Trump remains out of the first stage of negotiation. The people of Ukraine wanted to end the conflict, ending the waking up between the alarm and losing relatives on the battlefield. However, they emphasized the need for “sustainable peace”, not a temporary ceasefire that could be violated at any time.

The Ukrainian government emphasized that any peaceful agreement must have a Russian provision completely withdrawal from the country, including in the Crimea peninsula that Moscow merged in 2014. Ukraine wants to be owned by their own future. , in any peaceful negotiation.

“Ukraine thinks that any negotiations on Ukraine without Kiev participate are not effective. We cannot recognize an agreement on us that we do not negotiate,” President Zelensky talked about making efforts US -Russia negotiation force.

Ukraine repeatedly wanted to officially invite NATO to join the military alliance, but have not been approved. If NATO does not approve, Kiev expects to receive security guarantee from partners, so that they do not become the target of being attacked again.

Europe

Europe also stood still when he was ignored by Mr. Trump, although the US was a military allies of many countries in the region. Concerned about a beneficial agreement for Russia, France has summoned an emergency summit with European leaders to express their views and seek to adapt to an American away from allies under Mr. Trump.

“If Europe does not participate in negotiations, Ukraine is at risk to face a lot of pressure to accept terms that are not suitable for security and sovereignty benefits,” according to Faten Ghosn, Professor of Essex University Administration, Older brother. “An agreement is mainly caused by the US and Russia to negotiate the risk of disintegrating support from the West and weaken the implementation mechanisms in the future.”

European countries continue to assert support for Ukraine. Germany stated that Ukraine was not forced in a peaceful agreement with Russia, because an agreement for Moscow would be a disaster for Berlin. Spain says any agreement must have the initiative from the EU and Ukraine, to avoid the “improper” ending.

He proposed to take soldiers to Ukraine in the post -war period and urged countries to attend the same action in Paris to help ensure the implementation of the peace agreement, preventing the Russian campaign again. This idea received the support of some European countries, but also faced the opposition of many countries on the continent.

Poland strongly spoke that Russia was not allowed to win in Ukraine, because this means that European security is threatened. Warsaw urged Europe to increase spending on defense, but temporarily eliminate the possibility of bringing troops to Ukraine.

Denmark did not object to the idea of ​​bringing peacekeeping forces to Ukraine, but thought that it was too early to consider this.