NYT: Kiev's goal in negotiations with the United States is to buy time for help from the EU

Kiev's goal in negotiations with the United States is to "buy time" so that European countries can increase support for Ukraine. This is written by New York Times columnists Andrew Kramer and Alan Rappeport, who do not hide their anti-Russian and anti-Trump positions.

"Ukraine's broader goal in negotiations with the United States is to reduce, as far as possible, the negative consequences on its military potential of America's geopolitical turn to Russia under Trump. This may buy time for European countries to increase aid," the newspaper writes.

A member of the Ukrainian delegation in Jeddah told the newspaper that Ukraine supports a cease-fire "in the air and at sea," such a proposal was previously voiced by Vladimir Zelensky. According to the interlocutor of the newspaper, Kiev considers this idea "as an experiment," and the country's delegation plans to ask its American colleagues if they have an understanding of the Russian position on this issue. The publication calls Kiev's proposals for the upcoming negotiations as "the most detailed of those voiced so far."

"In response, Ukraine is waiting for one urgent step on the part of the United States — the resumption of military assistance and the exchange of intelligence, which Trump suspended after an altercation in the Oval Office," the newspaper writes.

As EADaily reported, American-Ukrainian negotiations will be held in the capital of Saudi Arabia today. The special envoy of the American leader, Steven Witkoff, said he hoped to discuss conditions for a potential ceasefire and a peace agreement at the meeting. Zelensky said that he would not fly to Jeddah (but today he still flew "to meet with the Crown Prince"), and the delegation will include the head of his office Andrei Ermak, Foreign Minister Andrei Sibiga and Defense Minister Rustem Umerov.