After Donald Trump announced his plans to start peace talks between Russia and Ukraine after his phone calls with leaders of the countries concerned, US Vice President JD Vance on Friday on the edge of the Munich Security Conference Meeting and said that Washington has stated a “durable and permanent peace” in Ukraine.
NDTV spoke to Shashank Joshi, the defense editor of The Economist, which is one of the closest observers of the ongoing war, to understand how their large geophysical effects are likely to increase along with peace talks.
On the question of where Russia stands on the deal, Mr. Joshi replied, “So far, the good news for the Russians is that they have a series of unilateral concessions from Americans – no NATO membership in Ukraine, no American There is no support for European soldiers in Ukraine and no NATO Article 5 support for those soldiers. “
Article 5 of our led NATO provides that if an associate is a victim of an armed attack, every other member of the coalition will consider this work of violence against an armed attack against all the members and it will take those tasks. Those who are required to assist the allies. Attacked.
Mr. Joshi said that Trump said that we should be back to Russia in G7, made Kremlin “happy”. However, Mr. Joshi said at the Munich Suraksha Sammelan, “JD Vance will give a message that tells the Russians and at the same time if you do not play well, we can also increase the pressure on you.”
A question on what is a lie to Ukraine in the US-Brokered Deal, he said, they believe that they are not going to bring Crimea back. For them, what is more than regaining Donetsk, Luhansk and Donbas, safety guarantee. He said that for Ukraine, the field is not the origin of discussion, even though it is deeply important to them, but to ensure how Russia does not attack again, will be central for the peace deal again.
After meeting the Ukrainian President, US vice -president JD Vance said, “We want the war to come close, we want the murder to stop, but we want to get a durable, permanent peace, not that kind of peace Going to Eastern Europe in a few years below the road.
Zelansky called it a “good conversation”, saying that the encounter with Vance was “our first meeting, not final, I am sure”. “We are ready to move forward as soon as possible towards a real and guaranteed peace,” Zelancesi later wrote on X, saying that a messington messenger would visit Kiev.
What is for Ukraine?
The defense expert said that he would leave the Zelanceci Casting around some other options. He said, “Americans are out of NATO membership, however, with Trump, you never say,” he never says that he “will” not reject the option of European soldiers in Ukraine as the French for this Are insisting. ”
Earlier, Pentagon head PT Hegaseth appeared to join NATO or leave all his areas behind Ukraine.
Despite doubts from some countries, the option of European soldiers in Ukraine is on the table, Mr. Joshi said.
“But I think we are probably moving towards the third option, which we are not going to give you the safety guarantee of Article 5 NATO-type, which we say that we will come to help and interfere, but we You will make a very heavy arm with Arabs. He said that you can defend yourself against Russia for dollars of dollars.
Political implications on Zelansky?
Mr. Joshi said that Zelansky is in trouble because he is fighting politically inside Ukraine and is carrying forward the idea of American early elections, which “frightened” many people in Ukrainian opposition who know that it “Will be exploited by Russians”.
“If a bad deal is imposed by the US on the pain of withdrawal of aid, the Ukrainian president can find himself in a difficult place and can face serious political difficulty and his government may fall. And can see dissatisfaction with Ukrainian armed forces, “he said.
The European nation is worried about being out of negotiation to end the war, Mr. Joshi said, “Very worried for him that Trump will start talking to the Russians, before he has spoken to Ukrainian and to him.” Ho. “
Speaking first during the day, JD Vance said, “Of course, they should be on the table”. However, he said that European countries needed to share more burden to protect Europe.
The President is not going with blinders in this (The Peace Negotiation), “Vance was said in the Wall Street Journal.” He is going to say, “Everything is on the table, let’s make a deal,” “” “” “” said the US vice -president.
Zelansky has played the fear that Trump was leaving Kiev in the cold and said that the US President gave him his personal number when he spoke.
“If he will choose our side, and if he is not in the middle, I think he would pressurize and he would push Putin to stop the war,” Zelancesi said.
Kiev has negotiated to provide access to her rare mineral deposits in exchange for future US security assistance to keep the US closed.
