Archive: https://archive.is/2025.03.10-070033/https://www.ft.com/content/842692b9-ffa3-422d-9343-0d7cd0b2392d
Ukraine will try to persuade the US to resume intelligence and military support in high-stakes bilateral talks this week by convincing Donald Trump that Volodymyr Zelenskyy wants a swift end to the war with Russia.
Officials briefed on preparations for the negotiations in Saudi Arabia said Kyiv was set to propose a partial ceasefire with Russia for long-range drone and missile strikes and combat operations in the Black Sea, in the hope that the talks’ progress would lead Washington to reverse its decision to freeze intelligence sharing and weaponry supplies.
Ukrainian negotiators are travelling to Saudi Arabia on Monday after the first days without US support led to the country’s troops giving up Russian territory they seized last year in the Kursk region.
One Ukrainian official added that Kyiv would in the short-term prioritise fixing its ties with the US, while two European officials said Kyiv saw progress in the ceasefire talks as a quid pro quo for restarting military and intelligence aid.
What is there for you to fix? The US is once again being held hostage by a completely destructive tornado in the form of incompetence, corruption and deceit. Ukraine owes nothing to the US, it’s the other way around. Don’t take it too hard on yourself. The current administration believes Ukraine started it, there is no hope in trying to fix anything.
