Kiev’s strategy against Washington is changing in the face of critical talks in Saudi Arabia, as Ukraine’s priority is now the restoration of US military support while the debate on security guarantees follows a second year..

At the same time, in terms of security guarantees, Kiev is expected to propose alternatives to the Trump government.

Ukraine will try to persuade the US to reintroduce information in the field of information and military aid to critical bilateral talks that will take place this week, trying to convince Donald Trump that Volodimir Zelenski wants a quick solution to the war with a quick solution Financial Times.

Change of strategy

Officials who are informed of the preparations for the negotiations in Saudi Arabia said Kiev plans to propose a partial ceasefire with Russia in drones and rocket attacks and military operations in the Black Sea, in the hope that the progress of the conversations will be in the hope of

Ukrainian negotiators travel to Saudi Arabia on Monday, as Ukrainian troops are forced to leave Russian territory they had occupied last year in the Kursk area after ceasing US support.

One Ukrainian official added that Kiev would focus on the short term on the restoration of his relations with the US, while two European officials said Kiev is seeing progress in truce talks in return for the resumption of military and information assistance.

“The goal of any negotiations between the Ukrainian and US authorities in Saudi Arabia will be, among other things, to agree to reopen the aid,” Fedir Venislavsky, a Ukrainian MP from Zelenski’s party, said late last week.

US Secretary of State Marko Rubio will be in the city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia from Monday to Wednesday for talks, with the aim of “promoting the president’s plan to end the Russian-Ukraine war”, according to a spokesman.

In a statement to Fox News on Sunday, Trump did not directly refer to bilateral talks, but said he was sure that a fossil agreement would be signed soon.

He denied the criticism that he had shown a comparatively mild attitude towards Moscow, which he threatened with sanctions last week after suspending aid in Ukraine. “No one has been tougher with Russia than Donald Trump,” he said.

The US pressure on Kiev has forced the Zelenski government to adapt its stance after a disastrous February 28th meeting at the White House.

“Tactics have changed,” said political analyst Volodimir Fersenko from Kiev. “Now the most important thing is to normalize relationships with the US and, while before the plan was to secure first security guarantees and then push for a truce, it is now obvious that this will not happen in this order.”

He added that “Trump says Ukraine does not want truce, so the goal for us is to show the US that we are ready to act as quickly as possible and start immediate negotiations with Russia.”

Zelenski told EU leaders in Brussels on Thursday that he wanted to sign a general framework agreement with the US, which would pave the way for further, more detailed agreements on minerals and security guarantees.

Ukraine’s peace plan

The broader agreement will begin with the interruption of air attacks, sea operations and attacks on energy infrastructure and other political infrastructure.

It will continue with exchanges of prisoners and the return of Ukrainian children abducted by the Russian authorities as measures aimed at building confidence between the two sides.

The Ukrainian president will fly to Saudi Arabia on Monday to meet with Prince successor Mohammed bin Salman, with Jeddah negotiations starting the next day.

Andriy Germak, head of the Zelenski office, will lead the Ukrainian negotiating team with Foreign Minister Andriy Simbicha, Defense Minister Rustem Umero and the deputy head of President Palisa Palisa.

Ursula von der Layen, President of the European Commission, said Brussels and Kiev “work very, very closely together”.

While European officials say that about 20 countries, led by the United Kingdom and France, have stated that they could form the “alliance of willing” to support Ukraine after any ceasefire, Trump has so far refused to bind the US.

The US president was outraged last week when his Ukrainian counterpart said the deal at the end of the war is still far away. “If one does not want to make agreement, this man will not be around for long,” Trump later said.

But Kiev has not abandoned the effort to involve the US in some way in implementing any ceasefire, according to European officials who have spoken to their Ukrainian counterparts in view of the negotiations.

What will Kiev suggest for security guarantees

They say that the Ukrainian proposal for security guarantees could include, and not only, the use of US satellites or signal information to maintain a ceasefire.

The US news website NBC said Sunday that US officials said the mineral agreement would not be enough to reinstate the help and exchange of information.

They added that the US president also wanted Zelenski to change his stance on peaceful talks, including concessions such as giving territories to Russia, and to run in Ukraine or even resign from the presidency.

“Ukraine is seeking peace from the first moment of this war,” Zelenski wrote on the X platform on Saturday. “The realistic sentences are on the table. The key is to move forward quickly and effectively.”

Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Maria Sakharova said last week that “some form of truce is completely unacceptable” without a “final agreement”.