The United States has fulfilled its threats. After weeks of meetings with the negotiating teams of Russia and Ukraine in different parts of the world, and making public statements to increase the pressure on both sides, the Trump administration has decided retire from your role as a mediator in the process towards a high fire.
This Friday, during an interview broadcast on the Fox News channel, the American vice president JD Vance ratified the position of the Republican government, ensuring that the war in Ukraine “will not end soon” and insisting that “It will depend on Russia and Ukraine reach an agreement and stop this brutal, brutal conflict. “On the same line, days ago, Trump could be heard, aboard the Air Force One, launch an ultimatum of” two weeks or less “for the parties to reach an understanding.
From the US Department of State, they have indicated that, although they are still committed to the search for peace, the resolution of the conflict has become “an issue between the two parties.” The spokeswoman of the organism, Tammy Brucehe said: “The nature of how this would change is that we would not; We are still committed to it And we will help and do what we can. But we are not going to travel all over the world to the minimum to mediate in meetings, which is now an issue between the two parties. (…) And now is the time for present and develop concrete ideas about how this conflict will end (…) will depend on them. “
-What has led the US to leave the negotiating table?
Despite Trump’s challenging tone, who has accused both Putin and Zelenski to hinder the end of hostilities, certain advances have been recorded, such as the signing of the agreement for the exploitation of Ukrainian minerals between Washington and kyiv. The final version of the pact turned out to be more favorable for the country invaded from the initially planned, and includes, among other points, the recognition that it was Russia who started the invasion On a large scale.
According to American media, Moscow would have been precisely who refused to accept the final proposal of the US for the high fire. Although kyiv also expressed reservations, considering that the terms involved give up the Crimean Peninsula -Nexisted by Russia in 2014-, it was finally the Russian rejection that blocked the process. The continuous negative by the negotiating teams and the repeated breach of Treguas have exhausted the patience of the Trump administration. During the electoral campaign that took him back to the presidency, the president repeatedly assured that It would resolve the conflict within a “24 hours” period.
Trump now insists on the need for Moscow and kyiv to negotiate directly and present “concrete” proposals, after having slightly softened his speech to the Ukrainian government. In fact, this week it transpired that, for the first time since his return to the White House, Trump plans to authorize the sending of military team to Ukraine. At the same time, American officials would be working on a new set of measures to increase economic pressure on Russia.
