It is impossible to be an eternal enemy or an eternal ally, US President Jared Kushner’s adviser said at a briefing after talks in Kyiv, responding to a question about whether the United States plans to increase pressure on Russia, including over its co-operation with North Korea. He believes the starting point should be an idea of what outcome would be best.
As an example, he cited Germany, which the United States fought against in the Second World War, but is now sitting at the same table trying to work out paths to peace in Ukraine. Kushner added that Donald Trump comes from business and is trying to find a way out that will be beneficial for all sides.
“War is something negative; everyone loses from war. And peace is a positive that everyone achieves. The role we play is that we represent the US government, President Trump, Vice President J.D. Vance and Secretary of State Rubio, as well as other bodies. And the goal we are pursuing is peace, and it is very important that we must keep working on it constantly,” he said.
Trump has many different approaches and takes into account what will be beneficial for Americans.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he expects the sanctions to be adopted. He does not link the long-awaited visit by American negotiators to Kyiv with a likely attempt to abandon sanctions.
- The bill by the late Senator Lindsey Graham on new sanctions against Russia passed a vote in the House of Representatives, but the Senate has not yet considered it. The new US administration has been reluctant to tighten sanctions, and after the energy crisis in the Middle East caused by the war, it temporarily eased them.