Will the US help stop the war: details of the meeting between Zelensky and Vance
15 February 01:34
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the meeting with US Vice President J.D. Vance was “good” and the teams will continue to work on the document, Komersant ukrainskyi reports
The talks were attended by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Special Representative General Keith Kellogg. The main topic of discussion was ways to achieve real peace and security guarantees for Ukraine.
“I had a good meeting with U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance. I am grateful to him and his entire team for the discussion, which was also attended by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Special Representative General Keith Kellogg,” Zelenskyy said.
Working together on a peace document
According to Zelenskyy, the teams of both sides will continue to work on the preparation of a document that should become the basis for future steps in resolving the conflict.
“Our teams will continue to work on the document. We have considered many key issues and look forward to General Kellogg’s visit to Ukraine for further meetings and a deeper assessment of the situation on the ground,“ the Ukrainian leader said.
The President of Ukraine expressed gratitude to the American side for the constructive dialogue and support in the desire to ensure stability and security for the country. He also emphasized the importance of U.S. President Donald Trump’s leadership in this matter.
“We are ready to move towards real and guaranteed peace as soon as possible. We sincerely appreciate President Trump’s determination, which can help stop the war and provide Ukraine with justice and security guarantees,” Zelenskyy said.
Trump’s position on Ukraine
During the election campaign, Donald Trump repeatedly said that he would stop the war in Ukraine within 24 hours of taking office. This deadline has already passed.
Also during the election, the media spread the so-called “Trump Plan”. The plan was that the United States would use its influence to stop the war, taking into account the status quo. To do this, Trump would force Putin and Zelenskyy to sit down at the negotiating table. If Putin does not agree to negotiate, the United States will give Ukraine all the weapons it needs to win on the battlefield. If Zelenskyy refuses to negotiate, the United States will completely stop helping Ukraine.
This plan, in its various variations, included a provision that Russia would retain the territories it temporarily occupied and that Ukraine would not join NATO.
However, later Trump seemed to “forget” about this plan. In particular, he voiced scenarios in which he would force Russia to capitulate due to the decline in world oil prices.
After Trump was elected President of the United States, one of his advisors, Brian Lanza, said that Ukraine should forget about Crimea. Trump’s entourage, however, was quick to deny this statement and said that Lanza could not speak on his behalf.
Currently, the US Special Representative for Russia and Ukraine, Keith Kellogg, is talking about 100 days within which he wants to reach some kind of agreement. Of these, 24 days have already passed. During this time, the US administration has established contact with the Kremlin, an American envoy has traveled to Moscow, and Trump has spoken to Putin on the phone and allegedly agreed to meet in Saudi Arabia.
Meanwhile, in exchange for military support, US President Donald Trump demanded $500 billion worth of rare earth metals from Ukraine. He said that the US should have access to Ukraine’s natural resources, regardless of whether Kyiv manages to reach a peace agreement with Russia. Moreover, Trump has already said that Ukraine is ready to accept such a deal.
