Trump and Selenskyj: First steps to peace talks in Ukraine!

Trump and Selenskyj: First steps to peace talks in Ukraine!

President Donald Trump responded to the attempts to reconcile Ukrainian President Wolodymyr Selenskyj, who arose after a violent scandal in the White House. Trump welcomes Selenskyj's manifestation of the willingness to peace, which was expressed in a letter to the US President, in which Ukraine signals its willingness to negotiate peace under Trump's leadership. In a speech in front of the US parliament, Trump cited passages from this letter, in which Selenskyj also emphasizes the support of the United States for Ukraine and explains the willingness to sign a raw material agreement requested by Washington. With this step, Selenskyj hopes to promote the talks after the US military aid is stopped.

Trump also reported “strong signals” on the part of Moscow, which indicate that Russia is also interested in peace. The US President emphasizes that it is urgently needed to speak to both sides to end the ongoing war. In this context, the mdr to the stagnating US military aids, which are more than one billion dollar and weapons and weapons and Concern ammunition and whose immediate suspension was confirmed by the White House.

reactions and international dimensions

The reactions to the stop of the military aid are mixed. France expresses criticism because this step is regarded as a reinforcement of the Russian position and affects the prospect of peace. In the meantime, Hungary calls for an immediate ceasefire and peace talks instead of further arms deliveries to Ukraine. Czech Republic Prime Minister Petr Fiala emphasizes that Europe has to strengthen its military and economic capacities in order to react to the conditions in the Ukraine conflict.

On the international stage, Russia and the United States have discussions about the end of the war in Ukraine. Russia calls for the recognition of the annexed areas and a waiver of Ukraine on NATO accession, while Ukraine insists on its sovereignty and the lawful recess of occupied areas. The Russian Foreign Minister Lavrow has made it clear that the occupied regions are not up for debate and calls on Ukraine to "demilitarization".

outlook on future negotiations

Ukraine strives to be integrated directly into the peace talks. A special summit of the EU was scheduled for March 6 to clarify open questions to support Ukraine and European security. It remains to be seen how the balance of power and the conversations will develop, especially with regard to the concessions of Ukraine required by the USA, to avoid loss of territorial losses. The Tagesschau emphasizes that the disagreement within the EU could further make the negotiations difficult.