In its annual threat threat report published on Tuesday, the office of the national intelligence director said that Putin and Zelenskyy were interested in pursuing discussions with the United States on how to end the war and showed a desire to experiment with partial ceases.
“However, the two leaders, for the moment, are probably still seeing the risks of a war longer than those of an unsatisfactory colony. For Russia, the positive trends in the battlefield allow a certain strategic patience, and for Ukraine, conceding the territory or neutrality and future insecurity, “indicates the report.
Kyiv recalibrates his requests in response to Trump. Rather than discussing security guarantees with the United States, Zelenskyy is now talking to European leaders, conceding that kyiv’s favorite option to join NATO is blocked by Washington.
While the United States is trying to exert maximum pressure on Ukraine, there is no evidence of similar compression on the Kremlin, but Ukraine continues to argue that it is not at fault.
“Ukraine has demonstrated its desire for peace. On March 11, Ukraine accepted the American proposal to introduce a complete ceasefire. In response, Russia has presented a certain number of conditions, ultimatums and all kinds of manipulations;
“I think that, according to this fact, we can see that Ukraine is not an obstacle to peace, Ukraine is a partner to reach peace. I hope that the American side also realizes and sees it,” added Tykhyi.
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