WHITE HOUSE: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, National Security Adviser Mike Waltz and Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff will be meeting Russian officials in KSA shortly in order to figure out a way to end the ongoing Ukraine War.
As, following the Trump-Putin telephonic conversation, USA is pushing to end the 3-year Kyiv-Moscow War, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he needed security guarantees. Following his 14th Feb 2025 rendezvous with with US Vice President J D Vance at the Munich Security Conference, Zelensky took to the Social Media platform to state:
“I had a good meeting with US Vice President JD Vance. I am grateful to him and his entire team for the discussion, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Special Envoy General Keith Kellogg also taking part. Our teams will continue to work on the document. We addressed many key issues and look forward to welcoming General Kellogg to Ukraine…
“… for further meetings and a deeper assessment of the situation on the ground. We are ready to move as quickly as possible towards a real and guaranteed peace. We deeply value President Trump’s determination, which can help stop the war and secure justice and security guarantees for Ukraine.”
Later, Zelenskyy told about his productive conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron: “I informed him about today’s meeting with US Vice President J.D. Vance and my recent phone call with President Trump.“We must develop a joint strategy with the US and Europe to bring about a just peace and sit all at the negotiation table together.
“We discussed many key issues, including security guarantees and France’s concrete proposals. It is crucial that we share the same vision of what a just end to this war should be like. I appreciate France’s efforts for our collective security and its commitment to the principle: ‘Nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine’. “
While according to the President of Ukraine his country had not been taken into the loop, European Union too has not been invited to the US-Russian rendezvous at Saudi Arabia. Sources insinuate though USA had proposed taking ownership of half of critical minerals on the Ukrainian terrain, Volodymyr Zelenskyy laments: “We can’t rule out the possibility that America might say no to Europe on issues that threaten it.”
Earlier, Donald Trump took to Truth Social to inform that he had a lengthy and highly productive conversation with Vladimir Putin on 12th February. During the conversation the two presidents agreed that they wanted to stop the millions of deaths taking place in the War with Russia/Ukraine. Following the telephonic conversation Trump and Putin agreed that the parleys to end the war would commence immediately.
Trump had instructed a team, including Marco Rubio, to lead the parleys. He went on to inform that he would work closely with Putin and they would also visit each other’s countries: “We have also agreed to have our respective teams start negotiations immediately, and we will begin by calling … Volodymyr Zelensky, of Ukraine, to inform him of the conversation, something which I will be doing right now.”
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