Advisors to US President-elect Donald Trump admit that resolving the russia-Ukraine war will take months or even longer.
This was reported by Trump's entourage to Reuters.
Thus, two Trump associates who discussed the war in Ukraine with the President-elect told the publication that, according to their estimates, it will take months to resolve the conflict, and the promises of the first day are a combination of pre-election loud statements with a lack of understanding of the intractability of the conflict and the time needed to form a new administration.
These assessments also coincide with the statements of Trump's new envoy for russia and Ukraine, retired Lieutenant General Keith Kellogg, who said last week that he would like to have a "solution" to the war within 100 days, which is significantly longer than the initial deadline set by the president-elect.
At the same time, the former US ambassador to Ukraine noted that even the extended deadline proposed by Kellogg was "too optimistic."
"For this to work, Trump must convince putin that there is a downside to intransigence," Herbst said.
It is recalled that on the eve of his election victory, Trump repeatedly stated that he would conclude an agreement between Ukraine and russia on his first day in office, if not earlier.
After the election, Trump further softened his rhetoric, often simply saying that he would "resolve" the conflict, without offering a time frame. He also stated that ending the war in Ukraine would be more difficult than achieving a ceasefire in Gaza.
"I think the situation between russia and Ukraine is actually going to be more difficult. I can see it being more difficult," Trump said, answering a question about Gaza during a press conference in December.
Russia has also sent mixed signals about a possible peace deal, welcoming direct talks with Trump while dismissing some ideas put forward by his advisers as unfeasible.
The Kremlin declined to comment on the Trump team’s updated timetable. Representatives of the new Trump administration and the Ukrainian embassy in Washington did not respond to requests for comment.
While the exact contours of Trump’s peace plan are still being discussed, Trump’s advisers generally support the idea of taking Ukraine’s NATO membership off the agenda, at least for the foreseeable future, and freezing the current line of contact.
Most of Trump’s senior advisers also support providing Ukraine with material security guarantees, such as the creation of a demilitarized zone patrolled by European troops.
As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, Mykhailo Podoliak, an advisor to the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, said that the team of US President-elect Donald Trump is beginning to analyze in more depth the nature of the war in Ukraine, in response to the postponement of Kellogg’s visit to Ukraine.
Meanwhile, CNN, citing sources, said that the team of newly elected US President Donald Trump generally supports the current government's attempts to seize frozen russian assets worth USD 300 billion. The incoming Trump administration believes that this could be a new incentive to sit down at the negotiating table.
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