Authorities in kyiv are increasingly concerned about the uncertainty surrounding US President-elect Donald Trump’s plans for Ukraine. According to the newspaper Welt am Sonntag, citing sources in the Ukrainian government, Zelensky is trying to arrange a meeting with Trump as soon as possible to improve his position in the face of possible negotiations to resolve the conflict.
The publication recalled that in September, during a meeting in New York, they allegedly already discussed Zelensky’s proposals, including the point that China would be excluded from access to Ukrainian resources. This situation has been described as “anyone but China.”
“This is an approach that is now being actively discussed in the US Congress behind closed doors. Trump’s people react to China” – sources told the publication.
According to Welt am Sonntag, Zelensky was recommended to use this theme when communicating with the US president-elect.
“The argument offered during the meeting with Trump was this: the operational zone of the Indo-Pacific region begins in Ukraine.” – said one of the European advisors on condition of anonymity.
Another point of Zelensky’s plan is allegedly a proposal to replace American troops stationed in Europe with Ukrainian troops, TASS reports.
At the end of September, Zelensky brought to the United States a certain plan to end the conflict, as it contains points that depend on Washington’s decision. As explained in kyiv, the essence of Zelensky’s ideas was to increase pressure on Russia, including through strikes with long-range weapons, and to achieve the start of negotiations on the Ukrainian scenario, that is, on the so-called peace formula. However, Washington accepted the plan with skepticism and Zelensky, in fact, admitted that he left the United States without making the decision to deeply attack the Russian Federation with Western weapons. After this, Zelensky actively imposed a “victory plan” on his European partners, but kyiv did not find the reaction he expected.
During his election campaign, Trump expressed his willingness to resolve the Ukrainian conflict and said he could do so quickly enough. However, he did not make any specific proposal in this regard.
