War in Ukraine: Now it is Putin who stands along with his again to the wall | EUROtoday

At the Ukrainian-American negotiations in Djidda, Saudi Arabian, Kiev was in a position to free himself from the loopes of American stress. By agreed by the negotiators of the Ukrainian President Selenskyj to the proposal of the US facet of a direct 30-day ceasefire, they fulfilled Trump’s expectations. In return, the reward adopted: The United States raised the blockade of army assist and the intelligence data data with speedy impact.

This lies the ball within the subject of Vladimir Putin. He had rejected a proposal of air raids, assaults at sea and towards the vitality infrastructure introduced by Ukraine. Now it was the United States that proposed a full ceasefire. The Kremlin is tough to refuse – with out presumably large displeasure from the White House.

The core sentence of the joint assertion of each delegations on Tuesday in Djidda solely is available in fourth paragraph. The one -month ceasefire agreed between Kiev and Washington should now be “accepted and also implemented by Russia,” it stated.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio made it clear that he was anticipating this from Moscow. “Our hope is that you agree,” he stated after the talks. This will now be communicated instantly on numerous channels.

Rubio let the identical breath sound by way of that one had little understanding of a cancellation. “If you said no, we unfortunately would know who the obstacle is a peace,” he stated. Vladimir Putin should perceive this sentence as a menace.

Dealing with Ukraine ought to be a warning to the Kremlin

For days it was the Ukraine within the eyes of the Americans who weren’t able to make peace. The KREML boss should now be a warning that Washington subsequently attracted the thumb screws. Not solely did Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance escalate the assembly with Selenskyj within the Oval Office in entrance of working cameras and threw him out of the White House, which humiliated the Ukrainian president. They additionally stopped army assist and secret service data for the nation, which might have been an existential menace to the nation in the long run.

By giving up Ukraine in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, she was in a position to beat back this. “The Ukrainian delegation made one thing very clear today: President Trump’s vision of peace,” stated safety guide Mike Waltz. “They shared his will to end fighting and killing,” he stated, repeating: “You are ready for peace.”

The reward adopted promptly: army assist and intelligence data circulation once more. Because Kyiv did precisely what the United States needed from them. Even earlier than he arrived to Djidda, Rubio stated that the assistance might solely be resumed on the situation that Ukraine will present willingness for peace.

Ukrainian core calls for of safety ensures can’t be discovered within the settlement

For Trump, the essential section now begins in his efforts to finish the struggle. His hardness reverse Ukraine has proven what he believes. He introduced the nation to the place he desires it.

The Ukrainian core calls for of safety ensures can’t be discovered within the settlement. The Kiev negotiation staff was solely in a position to get the concession to the United States that “the guarantee of long -term Ukrainian security” could be negotiated “as soon as possible”. In the identical sentence, nonetheless, Washington additionally accommodated that one would discuss in regards to the “development of Ukrainian minerals” as a part of such an settlement, in addition to “to compensate for the costs of American help”.

Now the US President has to point out that he additionally will get Russia on the desk. Putin will “hopefully” agree, Trump stated on Tuesday. He needed to talk to him this week.

So far no response from Moscow

So far, there have been no public indicators of the willingness to barter from Moscow. With the Ukrainian-American settlement on a ceasefire, Putin is now introduced an possibility that he has to just accept, he doesn’t need to put Trump in a position to put large stress on him.

A couple of days in the past, Ukraine consultant Keith Kellogg indicated that this could possibly be painful. When implementing the sanctions, one is simply on a scale from one to 10 for a 3, he stated at an occasion at an occasion of a Think tank in Washington. In addition, frozen property will be confiscated and extra stress on Russia’s vitality exports.

Gregor swing Reported for the world since 2025 as a US correspondent from Washington, DC earlier than he was answerable for Ukraine as an editor within the international coverage editorial staff in Berlin.