Trump may change the head of the US delegation at the talks with Russia: who will be the head?
фото: Reuters
The United States is considering appointing Secretary of State Marco Rubio as the new head of the delegation for talks with Russia. The replacement of special envoy Steve Witkoff could happen ahead of President Donald Trump’s planned summit with Vladimir Putin in Budapest.
This is reported by The Wall Street Journal .
According to journalists, the United States intends to hold a series of preliminary meetings with the Russian delegation before the summit. The interlocutors noted that Rubio’s possible participation as chief negotiator has been positively received by Ukrainian and European officials.
The publication notes that Trump’s team seeks to provide negotiations with Putin with “more powerful diplomatic leverage” than during the previous summit, which took place in August.
The journalists noted that the decision to meet again with the Russian leader “is not without risk,” as previous talks between Trump and Putin were “widely viewed as a victory for Moscow.”
It is worth adding that US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff, during a meeting at the White House, insisted that Ukraine hand over control of the Donetsk region to Russia , arguing that the region is predominantly Russian-speaking. This position provoked a sharp reaction from the Ukrainian delegation.
By the way, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Ukraine will not make any concessions to Russia and will continue to strengthen cooperation with international partners in the defense and energy sectors. Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin, during a phone conversation with Donald Trump this week, demanded that Kyiv hand over full control of the Donetsk region to Moscow as a condition for ending the war against Ukraine.
The results of the meeting between Trump and Zelensky have already been reported. The leaders discussed security guarantees for Ukraine, the supply of weapons, including Tomahawk missiles, and the prospects for ending the war. By the way, “Pryamiy” has collected for you a selection of memes that are circulating on the Internet after the meeting between Trump and Zelensky.
Recall that earlier, Trump avoided a direct answer to the question of whether Ukraine should cede territory to achieve peace with Russia.
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