Loading ...‘Successful’ US-Russia Talks Conclude After 4+ Hours, With No Ukraine Or EU Reps
Secretary Rubio issued a statement in the wake of the meeting, which most interestingly included an agreement for election to be held in Ukraine, which Zelensky certainly isn’t going to like (and probably won’t agree to), given also he just recently argued that martial law prevents this. According to what was agreed to based on Rubio’s readout:
- Two sides agree to broadly to pursue three goals: allowing back staffing at their embassies in Washington and Moscow and to establish respective high-level teams to support Ukraine peace talks.
- And three: Explore closer restored relations and economic cooperation between the US and Russia
- Rubio stressed that any agreement must be “acceptable” to US, Russia, Ukraine and Europe.
- The plan has three stages: a ceasefire, elections in Ukraine and signing a final agreement, according to Fox reporter Jacqui Heinrich on X
- Lavrov has said: We have agreed that a mechanism for a settlement of the Ukraine conflict will be formed in the near future, and ambassadors will be appointed ASAP to lead these efforts.
The State Department readout said Tuesday’s meeting puts the two sides “on a path to ending the conflict in Ukraine as soon as possible in a way that is enduring, sustainable, and acceptable to all sides.”
I would caution everyone to ignore what the Americans say, and pay attention to what the Russians say. The American political class deals with every issue in the manner of public relations, or more accurately, propaganda. They can’t help themselves. Russia understands that successful diplomacy relies on trust, and they don’t trust American politicians, for good reason.