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US President Donald Trump and President of Ukraine Loladimir Zelenski meet in the White House Oval Cabinet in Washington, Colombia District, February 28, 2025.
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In the side of the upcoming negotiations between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump to agree on the end of the war, Ukraine warned the world that in Moscow it is not necessary to trust and plan new offensives.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said that exploration and military officials informed him on Monday “what Putin is counting on and what he is actually preparing”, saying “military training” includes. “
“He is definitely not preparing to stop the fire or stop the war,” Zelensky said in his night’s address.
“There is no sign that the Russians were ordered to prepare for the post-war situation.
“Putin’s sole purpose is to present a meeting with America as his personal victory, and then he continues to act, as before, pressure on Ukraine, as before,” the president warned. CNBC has contacted the Kremlin to respond to Zelenskyy’s claims and waits for a response.
The problem for Ukraine is whether anyone listens to anything.
Neither Zelensky nor European officials are invited to talks to Trump-Purven on Alaska on Friday, to their embarrassment.
Ukraine harshly stated that no transaction about its future could be reached in its absence, against the background of fears, that it could be forced to concede to the Russian territory in Moscow as part of a peaceful transaction. Meanwhile, European leaders are strongly pushing Ukraine to participate in the negotiations. The US, according to its part, said they are considering inviting Zelenskyy, NBC News is reported.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz invited Trump to join Zelenskyy and European leaders when on Tuesday afternoon they called an emergency call waiting for negotiations on Friday. Virtual summit It is reported to focus on the pressure on RussiaThe fate of Ukrainian territories confiscated by Russia and possible security guarantees for Kyiv.
Kaj Kalas, the head of the European Union, said on Tuesday CNBC that Putin was “just pretending to be negotiating” and trying to bypass Trump’s threat further sanctions if the ceasefire was not agreed.
“In order to introduce any transactions, you need Europe and you need Ukraine. Therefore, Putin is just pretending to be negotiating. Otherwise it will be Ukraine around this table. He just wants to postpone sanctions, and so he plays in this game,” CNBC said “CNBC” “Squawk Box Europe“
Claiming that Putin “just wants to create a photo with President Trump”, Callas said that Russia had little appetite for peace.
“It is clear that Putin just wants some concessions, and before they had not made any concessions on their side (talking about the back) territory, we must talk about ceasefire … Ukraine has agreed with the unconditional ceasefire five months ago, and since then Putin and Kremlin have just played the game.
Meeting “feel”
On Monday, Trump suggested that he could “move” the territory within the peace deal, although he insisted that the United States would “try to return part of this territory for Ukraine.”
“There will be some replacement, there will be some changes in the land,” Trump told reporters at the White House, although he reduced any expectations of what could happen to the negotiations, calling them “meetings”.
“We will see what he implies, and if it is a fair deal, I will reveal it to the leaders of the European Union and NATO leaders, as well as the President Zelensky,” Trump said.
Geopolitical analysts agree that negotiations are unlikely to receive a comprehensive and long decision for more than three years, between Russia and Ukraine, given the complexity of the war, its main reasons and the number of stakeholders.
Instead, negotiations “should be considered as an attempt by Trump administration to evaluate whether there is a place for mutually beneficial compromise – at least in some issues,” Andrius Tours, Central and Eastern Europe Advisor said on Monday.
“Even at best, any high-level agreement will require several rounds of talks to resolve the implementation issues. This would be another option for Moscow to hold talks, hoping to take advantage of it gradually on the preferences on the front lines,” he said.
The Kremlin may seek to use the cultivation of exhaustion in Ukraine, offering temporary or partial de -escalation in the war, the tour said.
“Such a step would suggest a symbolic diplomatic success, and the pressure on Kiev to make significant concessions. If Ukraine does not respond as Moscow is considered acceptable, the Kremlin will most likely reflect Kiev as the main obstacle to peace and count on Washington to increase the pressure on Zelensky.”
Tours said the last scenario emphasizes the risks inherent in any potential Trump-Purven agreement, which reached without direct participation of Ukraine and its European allies.
“Despite Ukraine’s dependence on the US support, neither Zelensky, nor the Parliament of Ukraine cannot be expected to approve an agreement, which is perceived as unfavorable and lacking public support. The Zelensky administration has already publicly rejected the idea of territorial concessions, which fell in front of the summit.”
