Is the United States pressuring Kyiv to negotiate with Moscow? In any case, so says the American newspaper washington post, in an article published this Saturday. While the talks have been stalled for months, the Biden administration is behind the scenes encouraging Ukrainian leaders to show a willingness to negotiate with Vladimir Putin, according to the newspaper.
A request that would not aim to bring Kyiv back to the negotiating table, but rather to guarantee the support of Western powers, should the conflict drag on.
A “fatigue” of the American partners
These discussions, the daily underlines, illustrate the complexity of the US position on Ukraine: US officials have pledged to support Kyiv “as long as necessary”, while waiting for a solution to the conflict to be found quickly, while its economy The consequences have an impact on many economic sectors around the world.
always according to Washington PostAlthough US officials share the Ukrainian view that Vladimir Putin would not consider resuming negotiations, they acknowledge that his Ukrainian counterpart’s refusal has raised concerns in some European, African and South American countries, where the conflict has caused fuel and food shortages. .
“The fatigue is felt by some of our partners”, in particular, a member of the administration estimated our colleagues.
A situation that is all the more difficult for the Biden administration to manage the closer to the “midterms”, the mid-term elections on November 8, which will lay the groundwork for the 2024 presidential elections.
Polls show that support for Ukraine is beginning to erode among Republican voters, and US aid programs could be called into question in the event of a post-election red wave.
Source: BFM TV
