Recently, one of the Western publications published information that the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, is allegedly considering the possibility of negotiations and compromises with Russia. This news caused a wave of discussions, although official Kyiv continues to deny the possibility of any compromises with the aggressor.
Western diplomats in Kyiv "felt" that Zelensky became more open to starting negotiations with Russia, according to an article in The Washington Post.
The publication reminds that Zelenskyi announced the possibility of inviting Russia to the next peace summit.
At the same time, the newspaper points out that the president of Ukraine insists on the need to end the war on his terms, "although his position has weakened over the past year, as Russia has conquered significant territories in Donbas and is unlikely to give them up." Analysts predict new losses at the front in the coming months.
At the same time, the Kursk operation of the Ukrainian Armed Forces "stalled" and did not lead to the withdrawal of troops from the Russian Federation from the front, as Kyiv had hoped.
And the cool reaction of some officials who were familiar with Zelenskyi's "victory plan" indicates that Kyiv may not get the trump card it was counting on.
US Joint Chiefs of Staff Charles Brown told reporters that the plan lays out some things that Ukrainian officials have "already asked for", and US officials are reviewing the plan for "what is actually possible".
"We're going to have to sit down with the Ukrainians and discuss what you can actually do versus what you have on this list," Brown said.
He also admitted that there are disagreements between NATO allies regarding the acceptance of Ukraine into the Alliance (this is the first point of Zelenskyi's "victory plan").
