KYIV – The senator tried to calm Ukraine on Monday ahead of the US Russia talk in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday. close.
“First of all, I think we should understand that this is just the beginning of the dialogue. Senator Tom Tillis (R-NC) has also been working with colleagues Michael Bennett (D-Colo.) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-) It states that it is adjacent to NH).
“We hope that it will pass very quickly, and that Ukraine must be at the forefront and center as part of negotiations to ensure it is sustainable. I hope for it.”
The Ukrainian capital was bustling with questions about whether the US would “sell out” Kiev on Monday as the US digested news of talks in Saudi Arabia. Weekend Munich Security Conference.
French President Emmanuel Macron called an emergency meeting of European leaders in Paris and discussed the three-year-old Ukraine-Russia war after suggesting they had no place in negotiations.
Prior to the rally, Macron and Trump spoke for about 20 minutes Monday morning, sources told the post, confirming the initial report. Politico Europe.
Details about the contents of the call were not immediately clear.
Ukrainian President Voldymir Zelensky said on his own tour in the Middle East this week that he “will not accept” the outcome of Saudi Arabia's conversation between Washington and Moscow, and that Ukraine “recognizes the agreement that was formed without involvement. “I insisted that I wouldn't.
The Saudi Arabia conference was concluded a few days after Trump spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin on February 12th on the phone.
Trump told reporters on Sunday that Ukraine would be “included” in the negotiations without further elaboration. The president called Zelensky last week to talk about his call with Putin, but he did not extend his invitation to Saudi Arabia.
“Of course they [Ukraine] Tillis said Monday.
“There are thousands of people who gave their lives [for] This country. Does anyone really believe that the US suffers from what they have done on the battlefield, what they have and is not at the table, negotiating an agreement with European countries? Of course, they will, and you will see it in the coming weeks and months. ”
Tillis' comments repeated what was made by Rubio on Sunday to CBS News' “Face the Nation.”
“In the end, it will reach a point – if it's a real negotiation and we're not there yet – but if that happens, they're invaded, and the Europeans have Ukraine must be involved, as the top American diplomat added that Saudi Arabia's discussion was intended to confirm whether the Kremlin was “serious” about peace.
