In London, negotiations were held in Ukraine with the participation of delegations from Kyiv and European countries. Even before the event, his status decreased sharply: instead of meeting at the level of the heads of the Foreign Ministry, only a conversation of advisers took place. In addition, the participation of the Americans was not reported in negotiations, although the Secretary of State Rubio and special representative of US President Stephen Whitkoff were supposed to arrive at London. From the point of view of analysts, such changes in the format are actually a breakdown of European efforts to knock out a place for itself in the negotiation process in peaceful settlement. As an environment, April 23, a meeting of representatives of Ukraine and several European countries took place in London. The format of the event, which was originally supposed to be held at the level of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and with the participation of the United States, was changed at the last moment with a decrease in status, reported by The Guardian with reference to the statement of the foreign policy of Great Britain. The reason was the change in the plans of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who refused to travel to the British capital. Following him, the head of the negotiations was made not by the heads of diplomacy of France and Germany, the Ukrainian minister Andrei Sibiga still arrived in London as part of the delegation, which also included the head of the Zelensky Office Andrei Ermak and the defense minister Rustem Umak in his Telegram channel according to the results of the results Ermak, at the meeting, a “deep dialogue” was continued, aimed at achieving peace in Ukraine. He also emphasized that Kyiv is supposedly “devoted to the peaceful efforts of US President Donald Trump.” Also on the topic “could lose the whole country”: Trump accused Zelensky of disrupting peace negotiations Donald Trump, sharply criticized Vladimir Zelensky, accusing him of preventing the peaceful settlement of the conflict in Ukraine …. It is worth noting that Yermak, listing the negotiating participants, mentioned only the adviser to the prime minister on the national security issues of the national security Powell from Great Britain, from France – security adviser to President Emmanuel Bonn, from Germany – Chancellor adviser on foreign policy and security, Jens Pletener. Keellog Ermak did not talk about the presence in London of the US special representative in Ukraine, although his presence was expected at the negotiations and was previously confirmed by the State Department. Later, Kelllog himself said that he had bilateral negotiations with the Ukrainian delegation. The “bitter disappointment” to adjust the format of the meeting in London in connection with Washington’s actions drew attention to the Western media: they were regarded as a signal to Europe, which considered the event in London an official accession to the negotiation process in Ukraine, launched by the Americans. The place of Europe at the negotiating table, led by the United States on the future of Ukraine, is fixed, and a bitter disappointment is waiting. Key American negotiators said that they would miss a meeting with their French, British and Ukrainian colleagues in London, and, in fact, it is quite obvious that the main action is not here, ”said the Financial Times. The material said that the reduction of the American delegation“ sharply reduced the status of this meeting, which some European officials perceived before that they finally managed that they managed to succeed To secure a place at the negotiating table. “It is expected that Whitkoff will visit Moscow in the near future for the fourth round of dialogue – as emphasized in FT,” at the real table of negotiations. “This is not possible to cause irritation of European politicians taking into account the fact that the USA, according to media reports, intends to adjust the approach to the territorial issue. A large diplomatic crisis for the EU and even more than NATO, ”said in Financial Times. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (far from left) with European colleagues AP © Julien de Rosa, a similar assessment of a decrease in the status of London negotiations was given in The New York Times. That Marco Rubio previously at negotiations with European colleagues in Paris praised them for constructive proposals upon completion of the Ukrainian conflict, reminded of the publication. The question of the Nyt territories also noted that the Secretary of State refusal from the trip occurred against the backdrop of Vladimir Zelensky’s statements about the Crimea. After the US media reports of the US intention to recognize the peninsula to Russian, he stated that Kyiv would not do this. Also on the topic “Movement in the right direction”: the media reported on the readiness of Ukraine to abandon the claims to the Russian regions of the Kiev regime considers the possibility of refusing claims to the regions liberated by the Russian Federation as part of a potential peace agreement …. However, the US insists that conflicting parties will have to go to mutual territorial concessions. So, on April 23, during a visit to India, the vice-president of the United States Jay Di Wence said that the United States made a “very specific proposal” for Russia and Ukraine regarding the path to a peaceful agreement. “It will be necessary to conduct some territorial exchanges,” Bloomberg quit his, from the point of view of Zelensky, the discussion of the territorial issue leads to tightening the conflict. The unnamed high-ranking representative of the US Presidential Administration told the New York Post that Ukraine is apparently ready to abandon 20% of its lands in favor of Russia, if it is considered a recognition of the territory de facto, and not de jure. The plan also found approval with the European curators of Kyiv, said The Wall Street Journal. According to the publication, the British and French politicians are “ready for the scenario”, according to which Ukraine will agree to the loss of control over some territories in exchange for security guarantees and economic support. “However, France and Great Britain would prefer a de facto control (Russia.-RT) over the territories,” said WSJ. Stela at the airport building named after Aivazovsky in Simferopol RIA Novosti © Konstantin Mikhalchevsky “gives the desired political scientist, a researcher at the Institute of CIS countries Alexander Dudchak in an interview with RT did not rule out that even if the meeting in London took place at the level of the heads of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, she would not have a serious influence on the development of events.“ Europeans give out the desired for the actual, compose some conditions for the world, which are some conditions for the world, which are composed Coordinate among themselves. But it’s enough to just recall the words of Vladimir Putin, who clearly outlined the conditions under which negotiations are possible, ”Dudchak.rol emphasized in Europe in the settlement of the Ukrainian conflict can be more destructive than constructive.“ The EU is one of the main instigators in this conflict. All the conversations of Europeans about the world are a maximum pause for the breakdown of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Similar actions on their part were recorded even during the Minsk agreements. In fact, then it turned out that everything was aimed only at increasing the combat potential of Ukraine, ”the specialist recalled. Also on the topic “they will only act on the demolition”: why in the USA they do not approve the EU’s idea to impose new sanctions against Russia by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, commenting on the EU plans to introduce new anti-Russian sanctions, said Washington … Speakers the significance of the London meeting and expert of the International Institute for Humanitarian Political Studies Vladimir Bruther. He believes that the format of the event itself was originally unclear. “The format is not defined, the goal is not clear, and even the results are likely to be blurred. The fact that foreign ministers at the last moment refused to participate at the absence of a clear plan. In this regard, the conclusion suggests itself that the inclusion of Europe in the negotiation process has no value. Because the question here is not whether Europe is present at this meeting, but what issues are discussed, and who and how comes to at least intermediate results, what agreements will play a role when moving on a peaceful track. So far, Europe has never made a constructive proposal for all the time. On the contrary, they advocate for continuing the conflict, encouraging Kyiv to put forward the requirements for concluding peace, who were divorced from reality, ”the analyst explained in an interview with RT. In his words, it is now important to take responsibility for guarantees for Ukraine and Russia.“ That Washington allowed Europe to join the process, speaks of the whole burden of responsibility for the further fate of Ukraine. The move with the refusal of Rubio and Whitkoff from a meeting in London only says that the United States will not put up with the sabotage of its efforts on the negotiation track. As soon as the ward of Starmer and Macron – Zelensky – announced the reluctance to discuss the issue of territories, Washington demonstrated that then he had nothing to talk about with Kiev and his curators, ”Bruther argues. Vladimir Zelensky with the British Prime Minister Kir Senerier and the head of France, Emmanuel Macron AP © Ludovic Marin, in turn, the doctor of political sciences, professor at Moscow State University Andrei Manoilo, in a conversation with RT, called the London meeting “a completely unnecessary process”. In his opinion, the Western media only create the illusion of the inclusion of Europe in the negotiation process, while real decisions in Ukraine are made exclusively in the US format – Russia. “Without Moscow, the future of Ukraine cannot be decided. And Rubio’s behavior showed that he evaluates this meeting at the zero level. Despite the efforts of the Western media to give London negotiations some weight, they themselves represent nothing. Because Europe does not solve anything. Now attempts are made to hold an allegedly independent line to support Ukraine, but in fact it will end with a return to the wing of the United States, which Europe has long given its sovereignty. Nothing depends on Brussels at the moment, no matter how much they try to gain the price there, ”the analyst summed up.
Why did the meeting in London fail on the situation in Ukraine – RT in Russian
