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The United States is insisting on three steps aimed at de-escalating the Russia-Ukraine war. These involve a halt to strikes on energy infrastructure, restoring the operation of the Black Sea grain corridor, and holding a trilateral meeting of the United States, Ukraine, and Russia.
This was stated by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in an Axios interview.
According to him, Washington is proposing to agree on an “energy ceasefire,” which would entail stopping attacks on energy infrastructure. The second step would be the restoration of the Black Sea grain corridor.
The third American proposal is to hold a meeting of representatives of Ukraine, Russia, and the United States. Among potential venues are Abu Dhabi or the G20 summit to be held in Miami in December.
“We are open — to any country, to any format,” Zelensky said.
At the same time, the Ukrainian president expressed doubt about the readiness of the Russian leader Vladimir Putin to meet in person. Zelensky suggested that Putin might find an excuse to avoid trilateral talks.
According to the Ukrainian president, special envoys of U.S. President Steve Biegun and Jared Kushner, after meeting with Putin, were optimistic and convinced him that the Russian leader is ready for negotiations.
“They said, ‘We believe Putin is ready.’ I said, ‘Listen, I’m not sure,’” Zelensky recalled. He said the American representatives replied, “No, we are close.”
According to Axios, citing a source familiar with the situation, 24, in September, the Russian representative Kirill Dimitriyev is set to arrive in New York. He will hold meetings with Biegun and Kushner, during which the parties plan to discuss the latest U.S. proposals.
Earlier, during the 81-th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Zelensky met with U.S. President Donald Trump. After the talks, the Ukrainian president said Washington agreed to grant Ukraine a license to manufacture missiles for Patriot systems. Zelensky also said Kyiv is ready to consider any format of agreements to stop strikes on energy infrastructure.
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