The heads of the NATO countries’ foreign ministries will, during the Alliance’s summit, discuss how Ukraine can get out of a position of strength during possible negotiations with the Russian Federation (RF). To do this, Kyiv must provide more military support.
“We must focus on how we can ensure that whenever Ukraine decides to start peace negotiations, it does so from a force and for this it is very important that more military aid flows to Ukraine,” Rutte said in response to the question expectations from NATO Summit.
As Rutte noted, strengthening aid to Ukraine ahead of possible negotiations is the main task that NATO must complete. After this, the Ukrainian government will independently decide when it is ready for dialogue with the enemy.
Possible negotiations between Russia and Ukraine
The 47th President of the United States (US), Donald Trump, has repeatedly stated his intention bring Ukraine and Russia to the negotiating tablewhen he returns to the White House. At the same time, Vladimir Zelensky warned the US of the danger of a hasty end to the war.
The Ukrainian president also emphasized that The location of the peace talks does not matter if Ukraine is in a weaker position compared to Russia.
According to CNN, the administration The US may call for a ceasefire on the front lines before the negotiations between the parties begin.
