Trump's dialog with Zelensky and Ukraine's problems on the front. What the media write
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A meeting between US President-elect Donald Trump and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy raised the issue of security guarantees that Kiev wants before a ceasefire. The talks were held in a good atmosphere despite Zelensky's recent outburst against the current US administration. Meanwhile, Ukraine is complaining about the disruption of the construction of defense facilities. What the media write about the current situation in Donbass - in the material "Izvestia".
Reuters: Zelensky spoke in favor of security guarantees at the meeting with Trump
Zelensky used his first meeting with Trump after the US election to explain the need for security guarantees for Ukraine in any negotiated end to the conflict with Russia. The meeting took place on Dec. 7 in France with French President Emmanuel Macron in attendance.
Reuters
The three leaders, who communicated for 35 minutes without advisers, did not discuss specific details of any vision for peace, but Trump repeated that he wanted an immediate cease-fire and negotiations to end the conflict as soon as possible, according to the four people. The meeting provided some early clues as to how negotiations to end the conflict might proceed, although the process, which would involve Russian President Vladimir Putin, is fraught with difficulties and the role of the United States is not yet clear
Trump conducted himself in the meeting in a friendly, respectful and open manner. Officials close to him said he is focused on building personal relationships, which is a tenet of his diplomacy. The current nature of Trump's direct relationship with Zelensky differs from his critical public statements about the Ukrainian leader during the campaign.
The National Interest: Trump needs to start a dialog with Russia to resolve the conflict in Ukraine
The main task of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is not to facilitate the start of negotiations between Ukraine and Russia, but to establish a sustainable and substantive U.S.-Russian dialog. Only these two countries can unilaterally establish security arrangements in Europe that will not work without their consent.
The National Interest
The need for frank discussions does not require the physical presence of any Europeans or Ukrainians, even on issues of central interest to them. Moscow would welcome such talks. They would legitimize Russia as a great power. The Kremlin would negotiate with the only country it believes matters in matters of European security
A meaningful U.S.-Russia dialog that Trump could launch would have to address a wide range of issues on an agenda that has been ignored in recent years. Ukraine, like European security, should be part of this agenda, but not become the centerpiece of the discussion. This is the way to lay the foundation for a stable security structure in Europe and a lasting solution to the conflict in Ukraine.
TASR: Slovakia supports the peace plan of China and Brazil
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fitzo arrived with a delegation to Brazil, making the first visit in the history of relations between the two countries. He held talks with Brazilian Vice President Gerald Alckmin on a number of topics, including the conflict in Ukraine. Fitzo supported the peace plan on Ukraine developed by China and Brazil.
TASR
"We offer all the modest possibilities that Slovakia has to support this plan in various forms. I express confidence that Brazil, together with China, as well as other major countries, will play an extremely important role and military actions on the territory of Ukraine will be stopped," Fitzo said
Alckmin thanked Slovakia for its willingness to join China and Brazil's "Friends of Peace" platform established at the UN. The initiative is currently supported by more than 110 countries.
The Telegraph: refusal to mobilize young people under 25 has undermined Zelensky's relationship with Washington
In recent weeks, US officials have been quietly asking Ukraine to start conscripting men aged 18 and over to be sent to the front lines. Washington argues that the shortage of personnel is reaching a critical stage and that Trump could end military support for Kiev when he takes office in January. In response, Zelensky told Joe Biden's administration that it should be concerned with supplying missiles and reducing Russia's military capabilities, not the draft age of Ukrainians.
The Telegraph
Vladimir Zelensky may have set the final direction of his relationship with Joe Biden by delivering some of the most open attacks on the outgoing president to date. There have been many fights between the two leaders in the nearly three years of conflict, but the controversy that began to erupt last week may overshadow them all
Zelensky has not escalated relations with allies in this way since he criticized Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's visit to Moscow. Back then, the allies quietly urged the Ukrainian leader to show more restraint so as not to alienate his partners. Zelensky's new outburst of emotion suggests that the topic of the age of conscripts is perceived as a threat to Ukraine's existence.
Financial Times: Ukraine's heterogeneous fortifications help Russia advance
Ukraine is rushing to complete several defense lines that could halt Russia's rapid advance. But Ukrainian officials and commanders say the effort has so far been hampered by delays and a lack of coordination. This has led to Russian forces making the fastest advances in the Donbass, in some places moving as close as 15 kilometers from the border with the Dnipropetrovsk region.
Financial Times
"The fortification situation is another factor demoralizing the troops. Funds are scattered across all regions and everyone is building something different. There is no one person responsible for quality, for planning, for how and to whom these positions will be transferred and who will control them," Dmitry Razumkov, who is investigating delays and alleged corruption in the process of building the defenses, told the Financial Times
Dnipropetrovsk Oblast spent $7.3 million on fortifications between November 2023 and November 2024. However, two officials involved in construction in the area said that the money invested was of little use and that work only picked up about two months ago. A Financial Times reporter who visited areas in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast saw several prepared positions and an anti-tank ditch, as well as several positions still under construction or abandoned.
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