Ukraine and United States have resumed work. Substantive meeting may take place next week – Zelenskyy
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the teams of Ukraine and the United States have resumed work.
He said this during the EU summit, Censor.NET reports citing Radio Liberty.
"We hope that a meaningful meeting will take place next week," the head of state said.
The President emphasized that there are several steps that will help make sure that Russia recognizes the need to end the war. These are the absence of attacks on energy and other civilian infrastructure, as well as a truce on the water.
And a means of establishing "basic trust" could be the release of prisoners, he added.
Trump-Zelenskyy dispute
As a reminder, US President Donald Trump met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House on Friday, 28 February.
"Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy clashed and raised their voices during their meeting in the Oval Office
After that, the US media reported that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was leaving the White House early after meeting with Donald Trump in the Oval Office.
No agreement on minerals between Ukraine and the United States was signed in Washington.
After a dispute with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a meeting at the White House, US President Donald Trump said that the latter was not ready for peace and "disrespected" him.
The international community and US officials reacted to the dispute between the leaders of Ukraine and the United States.
Suspension of US aid
On the morning of March 4, it became known that US President Donald Trump had ordered the suspension of all US military aid to Ukraine in order to force Kyiv to demonstrate a "good faith commitment" to peace.
One U.S. official told CNN that the consequences of the suspension of U.S. military aid will be felt in some time. Perhaps a few days or weeks. However, as soon as the stockpiles of weapons and armaments begin to run out, the country will face serious consequences.
According to journalist Ostap Yarysh, the US decision to suspend assistance to Ukraine will primarily affect the supply of missiles to air defense and ammunition for HIMARS and artillery.
Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna emphasized that the US decision to temporarily suspend military aid to Ukraine means that Europe must help Ukraine more and faster than before to fill this gap.
The Economist article says that the US decision to suspend aid to Ukraine will lead to more casualties and destruction. The critical elements, the newspaper writes, are weapons, their repair, air defense missiles, the Starlink system, and, perhaps most importantly, intelligence sharing.
Chief National Security Advisor to Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda, Marius Česnulevičius, said that Washington's decision to suspend military aid to Ukraine was not a surprise. However, Europe is preparing a response.
Later, The Economist wrote that there is currently no official order from Donald Trump to suspend military aid to Ukraine.
