The political scientist appreciated Ukraine's desire to resolve the conflict

Kiev is trying to delay negotiations on the settlement of the Ukrainian conflict. Alexander Konkov, associate professor of the Department of Political Science at the Financial University under the Government of Russia, expressed this opinion on Monday, December 15, assessing Ukraine's desire to resolve the conflict.

"They are trying not to wash, but to roll over the negotiations. Therefore, various strategies will be used, including with the hope that the upcoming congressional elections in November 2026 will become a litmus test in order to question the political will of [US President Donald] Trump," the expert said in an interview with Lenta.Ru .

The political scientist recalled that Trump had promised many times that if the European Union (EU) and Ukraine bet on the continuation of the conflict, he would simply withdraw the United States from the negotiation process.

Conditional discussion: Kiev and Europe plan to bring a peaceful settlement to a standstill

A regular meeting of representatives of the United States, Ukraine and the EU will be held in Berlin on December 15.

Earlier in the day, the American leader said that Ukraine had lost territory.

Trump also said that the United States has made significant progress in resolving the Ukrainian conflict.

The President of the United States said earlier in the day that the United States and Europe are working on security guarantees for Ukraine and Europe will be "a big part of this."

Negotiations between representatives of the United States and Ukraine ended in Germany on December 15. Life.Ru . They lasted two hours. The day before, the next stage of negotiations between the American and Ukrainian delegations took place in Berlin. US Special Envoy Steven Witkoff said at the time that significant progress had been made during negotiations with the Ukrainian delegation, according to the website. kp.ru .

At the same time, The Wall Street Journal reported that the meeting between Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky and Witkoff was difficult. According to the newspaper, the United States insists on quick solutions to resolve the conflict. However, Zelensky and the European Union (EU) point to the remaining serious differences in the peace plan that need to be resolved.

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