He President of Ukraine Volodimir Zelenski He has recognized that he is “satisfied” After the conversations this Sunday with the United States in Riad (Saudi Arabia) to expand the high fire with Russia. The discussion of this Sunday in Saudi Arabia has been “productive and centered”, and “addressed key points, including energy,” according to Ukrainian defense minister, Rustem Uumerov. This Monday the American and Russian delegates will hold conversations.
The Ukrainian and American delegations have concluded their meeting in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) this Sunday after about five hours of negotiations focused on a partial fire on energy facilities and critical infrastructure. The president of Ukraine, Volodimir Zelenski, said this Sunday during his daily speech spread through social networks that “our team is working absolutely constructively. The conversation is being very useful ».
The White House National Security Advisor, Mike Waltz, stated this Sunday that the last conversations between “Technical Teams” of Ukraine and the United States would focus on a possible high sea fire in the Black Sea. Waltz has suggested that this Monday will be addressed “the control line, which is the real front” of the conflict, which began when the Kremlin forces invaded Ukraine in February 2022.
Keys in Russian-Ukraine Staff Conversations
- End of attacks on energy infrastructure. Putin and Trump agreed last week a 30 -day pause in attacks on Russian and Ukrainian energy facilities. El Alto El Fuego was quickly questioned, since Moscow said that Ukraine had attacked an oil deposit in southern Russia. kyiv said that Russia had attacked hospitals and homes, and left some railroads without electricity.
- Nuclear centrals. Trump has proposed during telephone call with Zelenski that the United States takes control of nuclear energy plants and the energy infrastructure of Ukraine.
- Maritime transport in the Black Sea. Putin, according to Kremlin, has “responded constructively” to a Trump initiative on the protection of maritime transport in the Black Sea and have agreed to start negotiations about it. Turkey and the United Nations helped mediate in the so -called Black Sea Grain initiative, an agreement reached in July 2022 that allowed the safe export of almost 33 million metric tons of Ukrainian grain through the Black Sea despite the war.
- Exchange of prisoners. Russia and Ukraine exchanged 175 prisoners of war, both parties reported last Wednesday. Russia delivered another 22 seriously injured Ukrainian prisoners.
- Entrance to NATO. Putin has said that he wants Ukraine to officially abandon his ambitions to enter NATO. Therefore, Ukraine seeks guarantees about its long -term safety in any peace agreement.
- Sanctions and elections. Putin has affirmed that he wants Western sanctions to be softened and presidential elections are held in Ukraine.
- Territory. Russia wants to control all of the four regions of eastern Ukraine that has claimed as theirs, in addition to the Crimean Peninsula, which was attached in 2014.
- Natural Ukrainian Resources. kyiv and Washington have discussed an agreement according to which the United States would obtain a financial performance of the development of Ukrainian natural resources, particularly the rare earths used to manufacture electronic products. The gas infrastructure of Ukraine also interests the White House. Ukraine is the third country in the world with the highest underground gas storage capacity. In this sense, it is considered that it could import liquefied natural gas from the United States, store it and send it to European countries seeking alternatives to Russian natural gas.
