Trump býst við stórt friðarsamning vegna Rússlands stríðs í Úkraínu
Donald Trump sagði á blaðamannafundi í Húsi Þjóðarinnar að hann væri búinn að vonast að stór yfirdreppping myndi leggja endir á Rússlands stríð í Úkraínu. Hann gát ekki útskýrt hvaða skilmáli hún myndi innihalda eða hvaða þjóðum hún myndi taka þátt, en kvað hún geti hugsað að hún næddi einnig til Evrópu. Trump staðfesti einnig að hann hefði fundið sérstaka sendiherja bandýkerleysts Vladimir Pútins, Kirill Dmytrijev, í Húsi Þjóðarinnar.
Helstu atriði
- Trump sagði að hann væri búinn að vonast að slíta værið stríði Rússlands í Úkraínu.
- Samkvæmt Trump gæti yfirdrepppingin snúið að fleiri en Úkraínu, eða allri Evrópu.
- Hann vildi ekki segja hvaða skilmáli samningurinn myndi hafa eða hverjir væru aðilar hans.
- Dagana 10.–11. nóvember eru áætlaðar þrjár hliðar samtal um lok stríðsins í Abú Dabí.
- Trump staðfesti að hann hefði fundið Kirill Dmytrijev, sérstakan fulltrúa bandýkerleysts Vladimir Pútins, í Húsi Þjóðarinnar.
- Melania Trump mætti með fulltrúum Úkraínu og Rússlands í Húsi Þjóðarinnar vegna hjálpararmáða vopnahlýðar í Oleshkí, yfir því tekna hluti Kherson héraðs.
- Trump áleit að tapi beggja vegna í stríðinu samsamt næmi um 25 þúsund manna í mánuði.
Hvers vegna þetta skiptir máli
Tengslin sem Trumpur drew between a possible end to the war and a wider European framework could reshape the diplomatic settlement. The announcement of talks in Abu Dhabi creates a concrete next stage in efforts to stop the war, but the absence of details about terms, parties or the practical meaning of a Europe-wide agreement means the consequences of his statement remain uncertain.
Hvað gerðist
Trump spoke to reporters in the White House on 5 November and said he expected a major agreement to end Russia's war against Ukraine. He said the agreement might concern not only Ukraine but possibly all of Europe, while declining to explain its provisions, potential parties or what a Europe-wide scope would mean in practice. He said all parties would be happy with the result and hoped the war would end soon. Trump also confirmed a White House meeting with Kirill Dmytrijev, Vladimir Putin's special envoy, but did not disclose what they discussed, and said he had not met with the Ukrainian delegation. He estimated that the combined Russian and Ukrainian losses amounted to about 25,000 people per month and said he continually raises the issue of Russian strikes on civilians. Separately, Melania Trump met Ukrainian and Russian representatives at the White House over a humanitarian ceasefire in the temporarily occupied town of Oleshky in Kherson region and passed personal letters to Volodymyr Zelenskyj and Vladimir Putin. Three-way working-group talks involving Kyiv, Washington and Moscow are scheduled for 10–11 November in Abu Dhabi.
Hvernig úkraínskar heimildir lýsa atburðinum
Ukrainian coverage places Trump's statement in the context of the planned three-way talks, European participation and Washington's preferred format. Volodymyr Zelenskyj insisted on European involvement but said Ukraine would not derail the meeting if the United States pressed for a three-party format. He also described territorial concessions as a red line that only leaders could discuss. Ukrainian reports additionally highlight the humanitarian ceasefire in Oleshky and the delivery of personal letters to Zelenskyj and Putin.
Baksvið
The United States are organizing three-way talks between Ukraine, the United States and Russia on ending the war, scheduled for 10–11 November in Abu Dhabi. Zelenskyj initially hoped the meeting would take place before 10 November and sought to hold it before a possible US-China-Russia meeting at the APEC summit in Shenzhen. On 28 October, Yuri Ushakov said consultations would take place after 4 November, with the date dependent on the situation on the frontline and the overall circumstances. Zelenskyj had insisted on European participation but said he would not cancel the meeting if Washington insisted on a three-party format. On 5 November, Melania Trump met Ukrainian and Russian representatives over a humanitarian ceasefire in the temporarily occupied Oleshky in Kherson region and delivered personal letters to Zelenskyj and Putin.