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| US suggested that Zelensky wants to start negotiations with Russia |
| 2023-05-11 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [REGNUM] The President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky does not have many opportunities to “save face” against the backdrop of events in the war zone, and therefore he can negotiate with Russia, possibly through the mediation of China, Joseph Bosco, a columnist for the American edition of The Hill, wrote in his article. "Zelensky may fear the failure of the counteroffensive due to long delays in the supply of Western tanks and because of the refusal of President [US Joseph] Biden to provide longer-range fighters and weapons systems. Zelensky may want to make the best deal possible now," the author believes. If such negotiations really begin, then Russia will retain part of the territories that were previously part of Ukraine, Bosco said. Earlier, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said that Western countries have fulfilled 98% of Ukraine's wishes regarding the supply of weapons and ammunition for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as well as training in working with modern military equipment. Kiev has everything it needs for a successful counteroffensive , he said. Ukrainian politicians, in turn, in April-May 2023 began to talk much more cautiously than before about the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. In particular, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmitry Kuleba admitted that the counteroffensive would be unsuccessful and then another one would be carried out. Adviser to the head of the office of the President of Ukraine Mykhailo Podolyak, in turn, urged not to treat the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine “like a Hollywood movie”, noting that, unlike cinema, there will be no “one decisive battle”. |
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