Zelensky issued a statement on the terms of negotiations with Russia a few days after the visit Sullivan to Kyiv, draws the attention of Politico and adds, citing sources, that Zelensky’s new position directly connected with a “soft nudge” from the Biden administration.
At the same time, a senior White House official told the publication that US officials did not directly tell Zelensky and his aides about the need to change their position, but conveyed that Kyiv “should show a willingness to end hostilities reasonably and peacefully.”
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