WSJ has learned of Ukraine's plans to declare readiness for peace
Ukraine is ready to start negotiations with the team of US President-elect Donald Trump on ending the conflict. The Wall Street Journal reported on December 4 that.
"It should be a sustainable peace. Unsustainable, temporary peace does not serve American or Ukrainian interests", - said a source close to the administration of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky (term expired in May).
The piece notes that "conflict-weary Ukraine" is ready for a ceasefire if it is allowed to join NATO. However, the Trump team has not shown interest in the proposal for Ukraine to join the alliance.
WSJ also indicated that Kiev would seek to regain the territory by diplomatic pressure, Gazeta.Ru noted .
The day before, Luxembourg Foreign Minister Xavier Bettel spoke out in Brussels against Ukraine's membership in NATO because it could become a catalyst for further escalation of the conflict. The minister believes that the best alternative for Kiev would be to join the EU.
On 3 December, the French newspaper Le Monde reported that Ukraine's possible membership in NATO was of concern to Germany, Hungary and the USA. At the same time, Britain and France are in favor of the state joining the bloc, although U.S. President Joe Biden does not approve of the idea, and the winner of the U.S. presidential election, Republican Donald Trump, has never supported it at all.
On the same day, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov emphasized that Ukraine's entry into the alliance was unacceptable for Russia because it posed a threat. In turn, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte indicated that the bloc was not discussing Kiev's invitation and was negotiating only on arms supplies.
Ukraine applied to join NATO in an accelerated procedure on September 30, 2022. Then Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (his term expired on May 20) said that in fact the country was already in the alliance and met its standards.
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