A partial respite, limited to air attacks and operations in the Black Sea, as the first step towards a wider solution than War in Ukraine. This is the proposal that the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky He will present today to the American delegation gathered in Riad, in Saudi Arabia. A crucial meeting, the first after the sensational clash with Donald Trump in the oval studio, which Kiev’s leader hopes can open the way to a renewed collaboration with Washington after months of tensions.
The Ukrainian plan has been defined “promising” From American officials, even with the clarification that Kiev will have to make concessions on the territories attached from Russia since 2014, if he really wants to get to an agreement that ends the conflict. In an international context that sees the beam between Washington and Moscow continue, albeit slowly and complicatedly, Zelensky arrives in Gedda with the intent to convince the West to renew military support and sharing of intelligence, fundamental for the resistance of Ukraine.
“Ukraine has sought peace since the first day of the war,” said Zelensky on social media, adding that “the only reason why the continuous conflict is Russia”. The Ukrainian president, after deserting a meeting in Gedda three weeks ago, is now ready to put a table on the table concrete proposal: one ceased the fire that involves air and maritime operations. According to a high Ukrainian manager, this solution would be the easiest to implement and monitor, with the possibility of immediate start.
For his part, Trump said he expects “good results” from Riad’s interviews, underlining that the revocation of the blocking on intelligence information could be a positive consequence of these negotiations. However, Tycoon reiterated that Ukraine must “demonstrate seriousness” In peace negotiations, since “it does not have cards” to be able to win without compromise. Trump recalled the enormous economic commitment of the United States, with 350 billion dollars already spent, and highlighted the tragic loss of human lives, referring to recent fights on the fronts of Kursk and Donetsk.
The American delegation, composed of the Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the National Security Councilor Mike Waltz, is opposed to the Ukrainian one, which includes the head of the presidential office Andriy Yermak and the foreign ministers and the defense Andriy Sybiga and Rustem Umerov. The declared goal of these meetings is “clearly establishing Ukraine’s intentions” regarding peace and making sure that Kiev is willing to make difficult compromises, as well as Russia.
In parallel, the question of the agreement on Ukrainian mineralswho had seen a sharp failure in the negotiations in Washington, remains a hot theme. Ukrainian sources seem optimistic regarding the possibility that an agreement will be reached in Riad, within the next few days. American diplomacy is also working to resolve the aid node, with the aim of restoring the military support flow and intelligence towards Kiev.
Meanwhile, the British premier Keir Starmer He hoped that Riad’s interviews lead to a “positive outcome”, such as to allow a resumption of western support to Ukraine. However, in Saudi Arabia there are no direct interviews between the United States and Russia. The spokesman for the Kremlin Dmitry Peskov has specified that the path for a normalization of bilateral relationships is still in the initial stages, with difficulties and uncertainties that will continue to characterize this path.
Although with the geopolitical context still unstable and full of unknowns, the Riad meeting marks a significant passage in the negotiations for the end of the war in Ukraine. The question that everyone is asking now is if this new diplomatic opportunity will really be able to breach the resistance of Moscow and convince Kiev to make the compromises necessary to reach a lasting peace.
But that’s not all, because the dossier was added to the debate Elon Musk. The South African entrepreneur, owner of the Social X platform, revealed in a post that the network has undergone a “massive computer attack”, underlining the extraordinary scope of the accident. “We are attached every day, but this was a much larger attack on a scale,” said Musk, indicating that there may be an organized group or even a state behind the offensive. According to what was reconstructed, the attack would have started from one series of IP addresses located in the Ukraine area. “We don’t know exactly what happened, but the origin seems to be linked to IP addresses located in that region,” explained the magnate in an interview with Fox Business.
According to reports from Newsweek, a hacker group known as * Dark Storm Team * would have claimed the responsibility of the DDOS attack, which caused the blocking of access to the platform. This collective is known for its skill in sophisticated computer attacks and for hacking operations aimed at high security systems. Formed in 2023, Dark Storm Team stands out for a pro-Palestinian imprint in its activities, as emerged from analysis by Orange Cyberdefense. Recently, the group has threatened to launch a series of computer attacks against the websites of the governments of NATO member countries, Israel and allies of the latter, as stated in a post published on Telegram last month.
Will this change something between Musk and Kiev? For the moment it is to be excluded. Even before the hacker attack, albeit in a peremptory way, the tycoon had evidenced: “To be extremely clear, it does not matter how much I don’t agree with Ukrainian politics, Starlink will never turn off his terminals. I am simply stating that, without Starlink, the Ukrainian lines would collapse, since the Russians can block all other communications! We will never do such a thing nor would we use it as an exchange commodity ”. Good news for Zelensky, also because the repercussions are known to everyone, starting with Musk: “If I went off Starlink, the first line of Kiev would collapse”.
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