Sullivan said that in the next 70 days, Biden will have the opportunity to prove to Congress and the new government that the United States should not give up on Ukraine because “this will lead to more instability in Europe.”
Sullivan said a meeting between the current and next U.S. president will take place on Wednesday (November 13).
U.S. President-elect Trump has repeatedly criticized the current U.S. administration’s handling of the situation in Ukraine and called Zelensky a huckster, saying each of his visits ended with billions of dollars in aid from Washington. Trump also said he would be able to negotiate a resolution to the Ukraine crisis within a day.
This week, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing sources, that people close to Trump had proposed a plan that would include freezing the conflict, establishing a demilitarized zone along the front lines and continuing to provide weapons in exchange for Ukraine promising not to join for at least 20 years. NATO. The Kremlin said the Journal report was abstract.
In June this year, Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed new peace proposals for resolving the conflict in Ukraine , which included the recognition of Crimea, the Donetsk People’s Republic, the Luhansk People’s Republic, the Kherson and Zaporizhia oblasts for Russian territory, clarify Ukraine’s non-aligned and non-nuclear status, achieve the demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine, and lift sanctions on Russia. Putin said the initiative provides a real opportunity to stop the conflict and transition to a political and diplomatic solution.
Speaking at a meeting of the “Valdai” Debate Club, Putin once again emphasized that Moscow is willing to negotiate with Kiev on the basis of the agreement reached in Istanbul. However, this should not be a half-hour or six-month truce, as it would allow the Ukrainian army to replenish its artillery reserves. Putin explained that what we are talking about here is creating favorable conditions for the restoration of relations and cooperation, which is in the interest of the brotherly people of the two countries.
