‘Ready’ Ukraine for a ceasefire – unknown how Russia will answer

Of Athena Papakosta

White tobacco in the United States – Ukraine talks in Saudi Arabia with a 30 -day ceasefire proposal to fall on the table on the Washington side and be accepted by Kiev, in exchange for the immediate lifting of the cessation of information exchanging information. However, as the head of American diplomacy typically pointed out, Mark Rubio “The ball is now on Russia’s side.”

It remains unknown how Moscow will answer with the Kremlin pointing out that it will make information after being first informed by the American side. In fact, according to what the British Network BBC broadcast yesterday, the United States Special Envoy is not excluded Steve Whitkov, to visit the Russian capital within the week.

For his part, the president of Ukraine, Volodimir Zelenskiin the wake of the talks, he underlined that Ukraine He is ready to take the step for peace. Thanking his American counterpart, Donald Trump, for her ‘Constructive debate of the two delegations’ to Jeddah, he said that “Russia must show its willingness to stop war or continue it.”

At the same time, from Washington, the Donald Trumpsaid he is open to re -invite Ukrainian president to the White House And he stressed how the Russian president hopes, Vladimir Putinto respond. “I think the ceasefire is very important. If we can persuade Russia to do so it will be great »he emphasized.

At the moment Ukraine ‘Dancing’ at the pace of the United States. He says willing to stop fighting and ready to sign the coveted Donald Trump agreement For its mineral wealth.

However, nothing is over yet and the next steps until the end of the tunnel is uncertain. As analysts point out, the Ukrainian side may feel relieved to restore relationships with Washington, however It has not yet escaped the danger. The pressure of the United States will not stop.

Front lines could freeze as they are on the map right now – thereby creating one way de facto border line Between Ukraine and territories of Ukrainian territory under Russian occupation. It is, according to experts, a possible scenario for which the Americans had warned Ukraine, that in order to stop the war, Kiev would have to grant territories to Russia.

At the same time, Moscow has not yet opened its papers and its response is difficult to predict as Ukraine’s largest attack on Moscow was recorded Tuesday, and at the same time the Russian Armed Forces have noticed significant new advance in the western region of Kursk.

Political analysts of the Kremlin noted that a possibly negative response from Moscow would show that the Russian side does not want peace and test it. American-Russian relationships. At the same time, however, they emphasized that a positive Russian answer would be accompanied by a list of requests from the Kremlin. And for the American leadership the ball is now in the Russian camp, but what is left to prove is Whether Washington is, ultimately, able to influence Moscow.