Glede vojne v Ukrajini je dobro predvsem to, da so se vse strani sploh začele pogovarjati. ZDA (ki so inicirale to vojno z vabljenjem Ukrajine v Nato) se pogovarjajo z Rusijo in ZDA se pogovarjajo z Ukrajino, da bi se obe državi v vojni lahko sporazumele o končanju vojne, ki se brez ameriškega forsiranja vključitve Ukrajine v Nato ne bi začela. Torej dobro je, da so se začeli pogovori in da ni več apriornega zavračanja začetka pogovorov, dokler … niso izpolnjeni nemogoči pogoji za začetek pogovorov, kot so jih doslej postavljale Ukrajina in njeni sponzorji iz Bidnove administracije in EU. Kakorkoli se bodo razvila pogajanja in kakršnekoli bodo koncesije obeh strani, je bolje od umiranja na bojišču in uničevanja infrastrukture in prihodnosti Ukrajine.

Spodaj je droben uvid v to, zakaj odgovorni v Trumpovi administraciji izražajo previdni optimizem glede nadaljevanja pogajanj in kakšni bi utegnili biti obrisi bodočega dogovora. On nevtralnosti Ukrajine, statusa ozemelj z večinskim ruskim prebivalstvom, jedrske elektrarne Zaporožje do implicitnih varnostnih zagotovil Ukrajini prek ameriške vključenosti v izkoriščanje ukrajinskih naravnih virov in infrastrukture in evropske vloge pri zagotavljanju varnosti.

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According to Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov, “additional information was provided to the Russian side” and “Putin passed on information and additional signals to President Trump” through Witkoff.

Peskov added that “there is an understanding” that a discussion between Trump and Putin is “necessary,” but the timing “has not been agreed,” as it will be determined “after Witkoff’s report to the U.S. president.”

Ukraine agreed to the Trump administration’s plan for a 30-day pause in fighting earlier this week during talks in Saudi Arabia, on the condition Moscow did so too. Putin on Thursday claimed he backed a ceasefire — before setting out delaying questions and onerous conditions that made it clear he planned to drag his feet.

On Thursday night — after Putin made his intentions obvious — Trump’s national security adviser Waltz appeared on Fox News, claiming “we do have some cautious optimism” that a ceasefire was imminent. “Of course both sides are going to have their demands, and of course both sides are going to have to make some compromises,” Waltz said.

He added: “The shuttle diplomacy is happening … special envoy Witkoff is out there and bringing things back for us to evaluate.”

Speaking to Fox’s Sean Hannity on Thursday night U.S. time, Waltz talked up the U.S.-Ukraine talks in Saudi Arabia, calling Kyiv’s delegation “very forthcoming” and saying “we had very good conversations. At one point we even broke out a map and started drawing on it on how we’re going to end this war.”

Vir: Politico