Ukraine has become more open in negotiations with the Russian Federation on territorial concessions - Financial Times

Diplomats in communication with American journalists said that the current Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andriy Sibiga showed a more pragmatic approach than his predecessor Dmitry Kuleb. Several European diplomats, which were present at the UN General Assembly in New York last week, noted a significant change in the tone and content of discussions on the possible settlement of the war in Ukraine.

According to them, Ukrainian officials have become more open to discussing the possibility of ceasefire, even if Russian troops will remain in the captured territories. Financial Times writes about it. There were also more candid discussions among Western partners about the urgent need to conclude such an agreement.

During his first visit to the United States, the New Foreign Minister of Ukraine Andriy Sibiga held private meetings with Western colleagues during his first visit to discussing possible compromise decisions. According to diplomats, Sibiga demonstrated a more pragmatic approach in negotiation on "land in exchange for security" than his predecessor (Dmytro Kuleba - ed. ). "We are increasingly talking about how it will end and what Ukraine will have to refuse to get a permanent peace agreement.

And this is a big change compared to what happened half a year ago when such conversations were taboo," - told reporters to reporters One of the diplomats that was present in New York. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is under increasing pressure from Western partners who demand him to find a way to resolve the conflict through negotiations, even despite the skepticism of Russia's readiness to start negotiations in the near future and anxiety that Ukraine is too weak to provide a fair agreement.

"Most players want de -escalation," said a high -ranking Ukrainian official in Kiev. Financial Times notes that once the hope of liberating their lands, even soldiers at the front now express negotiations with Russia to end the war. "Ukraine is approaching, perhaps, the darkest moment of its war. It loses on the battlefield in the east of the country, and Russian troops are constantly moving forward - although the cost of huge human casualties and technology," the material reads.