US Privately Asks Ukraine To Show Russia It's Open To Talks: Reports

The Biden administration is privately encouraging Ukraine's leaders to signal an openness to negotiate with Russia, the Washington Post reported on Saturday.

The Washington Post reported on Saturday that the Biden administration is particularly encouraging Ukraine's leaders to express an openness to negotiation with Russia and to drop their public refusal to participate in peace talks unless President Vladimir Putin is removed from power.

The newspaper quoted unnamed people familiar with the discussions as saying that the request by US officials was not intended to bring Ukraine to the negotiating table, but rather a calculated attempt to ensure that Kyiv maintains the support of other countries facing constituencies that fear fueling war for many. Next years.

She said the discussions made clear the complexity of the Biden administration's position on Ukraine, with US officials publicly pledging to support Kyiv with massive amounts of aid "for as long as possible" while hoping for a solution to the eight-month conflict that has taken a heavy toll on the global economy and raised fears of an outbreak of the virus. nuclear war.

The newspaper said US officials shared their Ukrainian counterparts' assessment that Vladimir Putin is not currently serious about negotiations, but acknowledged that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's ban on talks with him has raised concerns in parts of Europe, Africa and Latin America.

The effects of the war on food and fuel costs are more acute.

"The fatigue in Ukraine is a real thing for some of our partners," the newspaper quoted an unnamed US official as saying.

The White House National Security Council and the State Department did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the report.

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