Zelensky and Trump discuss energy weapons - the need for clarification remains
Zelensky and Trump discuss energy weapons - the need for clarification remains
The White House intensifies its efforts to redeem President Donald Trump's long-cherished promise to end the Russia Ukraine War. In the coming days, Washington, Moscow and Kiev are expected to send representatives for talks to Saudi Arabia.
The conversations about a ceasefire
The meetings follow Trump's call with the Ukrainian President Wolodymyr Selenskyj on Wednesday and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, during which both foreign guides approved an interruption of attacks to energy goals. The exact details of this interruption, which remain far behind the 30-day ceasefire proposed by the USA, which Ukraine accepted at the beginning of this month are still unclear.
different views on the status of the agreements
"The two leaders have also agreed on a partial ceasefire against energy," says a message from the Trump administration after the phone call between Trump and Selenskyj. It was further explained that "technical teams will meet in Saudi Arabia in the coming days". These conversations are geared to ensure that US and Russian official more concrete formulations work on the deal agreed by Trump and Putin, as well as other negotiation topics, including the expansion of the agreement to the Black Sea on the way to a complete ceasefire. The negotiations will not include the highest cabinet officials in the United States, the Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.
continued questions about the current situation in Ukraine
In view of the results of the conversation between Trump and Putin, there are growing questions about what exactly was discussed and how this is interpreted in Ukraine, which is still bombarded by Russia. Selenskyj said at a press conference on Wednesday evening that the proposed break in the attacks on Ukrainian and Russian goals would be "most likely" for "energy facilities" - there were also discussions about "civilian infrastructure".discrepancies in the communications
In separate communications for a conversation between Trump and Putin, which were provided by the White House and the Kremlin, different language was used to describe the temporary break in energy -related attacks. Washington spoke of "energy and infrastructure", while Moscow referred to "energy infrastructure". This small difference could be significant because a break in infrastructure attacks would have a much more extensive scope.
help for Ukraine in focus
to the central question of help for Ukraine also referred to the communications for the phone call between Trump and Putin differently regarding the promised US aids, in particular ongoing arms deliveries and the exchange of intelligence information. The Kremlin said Putin said that an important condition for an armistice would be the "complete cessation of foreign military help and the provision of secret service information to Kiev".
statement by President Selenskyj
According to the results of the conversation between Trump and Putin,Selenskyj was ready to agree to the temporary break, but had expressed concerns about Putin's intentions. However, Trump announced in an interview with Fox News on Tuesday that there was no discussion about the suspension of help during the conversation with Putin. High US officials emphasized on Wednesday that the US aid would continue for Ukraine.
new challenges for US politics
During the conversation with Selenskyj,Trump also brought the idea into play that the United States could be helpful in the “operating” of Ukrainian electricity works and nuclear power plants. It remains unclear whether Selenskyj was open to such a proposal. The proposal that the Ukraine would hand over its power plants to the United States are reminiscent of the mineral agreement discussed and not yet signed. The question of American security guarantees for Ukraine also remains open, with Trump's civil servants argued that the US ownership of assets in Ukraine would offer a kind of security guarantee.
outlook on possible peace negotiations
Overall, the White House represented the conversation as a "fantastic" - a clear difference to the last phone call between Trump and Selenskyj 19 days ago, which led to a heated exchange in the Oval Office. While the White House argues that the temporary break is a good first step on the way to "permanent peace", the guaranteed conditions of Trump to Putin do not use the long -term peace agreement he promised.
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