London’s talks whose goal is to ensure the ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia are reduced and will no longer include American State Brand Minister Rubio and Special Envoy Steve Witkoff.
The meeting will instead be held between high officials from the UK, France, Germany, Ukraine and the United States, while the United Kingdom Minister David Lammy will host a bilateral meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart.
Trump’s envoy of Ukraine, Gen Keith Kellogg, attends talks instead of Witkoff and Rubio, which was called “technical meetings” on Wednesday.
The U.S. Secretary of State will focus instead on the conversations in Moscow this week, as a pace of diplomatic efforts to end the war accelerates.
Growing guesses for Russia to be willing to stop your invasion by current front lines in exchange for significant concessions.
However, there is little clarity in which the latest conversations are found or will succeed.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky ruled acknowledging that he recognized the occupied Crimea as Russian territory, after the reports were suggested to consider the United States and Kremlin.
Russia intensified his attacks on Ukraine on Wednesday, after the brief confines over Easter when he stopped air attacks.
Nine people were killed And dozens are more wounded in the eastern Ukrainian city of Marhanets when Russian drowns hit the bus carrying workers.
Officials in the southern region of Herson said that the key facility that supplies electricity destroyed after the Russian attack was destroyed.
The Great Britain’s foreign office confirmed on Wednesday that the talks between foreign ministers were postponed. “Official level negotiations will continue, but they are closed for the media,” the statement is stated.
British diplomats said they weren’t quite clear why rubbed and Witkoff pulled out of London conversations.
The US State Department blame logistical reasons, but it was clear that the decision last minute went and left the outside office wrong.
Marco Rubio talked to a foreign secretary in the UK on Tuesday, about what was hoping for “essential and good technical meetings”, adding to delay his planned trip to the UK in the coming months.
Lammy called the conversation “Productive”, which is held in front of the “critical moment for Ukraine, Britain and Euro-Atlantic security”, as “Talks continue in the Temp”.
The U.S. Secretary of State said in X: “I look forward to following the current discussions.”
The US decision may have been because Americans considered nothing new to say since last met in Paris – or perhaps realized that Ukrainians would reject the latest American truce and did not want to hear bad news.
The White House said Witkoff will travel to Moscow on the fourth meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin this week.
All this comes in the middle Financial Time Report In order for Russia to be ready to stop their invasion with the existing front lines and give up territorial claims to areas currently not occupying, in exchange for us the recognition of Russian sovereignty in Crimea.
Dmitry sand spokesman Dmitry sand reported the report, speaking state media that “much fakes today publishes”.
Zelensky said that such proposals were not divided and refused to admit Krrom as Russian territory.
“Ukraine does not recognize the legally interest in the Crimea. There is nothing to talk about,” he said during the briefing on Tuesday night.
The recognition of the Russian illegal anection of Crimea would not be only politically impossible for Zelenian to accept, would be contrary to the post-war international legal norms that boundaries should not change for force.
Speaking the BBC Radio 4 program, the Advisor to the Ukrainian Ministry of Strategic Industries, did not “do not productively discuss” such reports that “naive” to change its position in “non-negotiating” issues such as Crimea.
SAK added that Ukrainian negotiators would attend London meeting in “very clear, narrower mandate” to achieve a fire that will “pace the way for further conversations.”
Putin called a temporary abort to the Easter weekend, but from the Great British Defense Minister John Healey told Tuesday that the House of Common on Tuesday British Military Intelligence Service found any evidence of attacks.
“As Putin said he declared the Easter truce, he broke it,” he said. “As Putin says he wants peace, he rejected the full ceasefire and while Putin says he wants to put him in the end, he continues to play on time in the negotiations.”
Healey added that he could “confirm the Russian military progress” “slowing down”, while the country continued “the pressure of Ukraine in numerous fronts”.
It is estimated that hundreds of thousands of people were killed or injured on all sides since Russia attacked Ukraine 24. February, and nearly seven million Ukrainians are currently listed as refugees Around the world.
The conflict returns more than a decade, by 2014. year, when the Ukrainian Project President is overthrown. Russia was then attached to the Crimea and supported militants in the bloody battle in East Ukraine.
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