The United States claimed that it remains attached to peace efforts in Ukraine, but intends to reduce its role as mediator, said the US State Department.
“We are not going to fly all over the world to the decline in a hat to mediate meetings; this is now between the two parties, and this is now the moment when they have to present and develop concrete ideas on how this conflict will end,” said spokesman Tammy Bruce.
The announcement marks an important change in the approach of Washington and comes after months of diplomatic efforts at neutral so that Kyiv and Moscow accept an agreement to end the Russian war, now in its fourth year.
In April, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington could be ready to “pass” ceasefire efforts if no progress has been made soon.
After weeks of effort from the Trump administration to negotiate a ceasefire that did not end the fighting, Rubio said that the US administration wanted to decide “in a few days if it was doable or not in the coming weeks”.
The policy pivot also suggests that US President Donald Trump is becoming more and more frustrated by the lack of progress made after boasting on the campaign track before the November presidential election that he could end the war in one day.
“If one of the two parties makes things very difficult, we will just say:” You are stupid, you are fools, you are horrible people “, and we are just going to take a pass,” said Trump on April 18.
US vice-president JD Vance seemed to reflect Trump's weariness with the peace process on May 1, saying in an interview with Fox News that it was unlikely that the war ends “.
He “will depend on the Russians and the Ukrainians now that each party knows what are the terms of the other for peace. It will be up to them to reach an agreement and stop this brutal and brutal conflict,” he said.
Intensification of diplomatic efforts
The United States has intensified its diplomatic efforts earlier this year, in particular the negotiation of proposals for a 30-day ceasefire and partial trues aimed at interrupting attacks against civil energy infrastructure.
The United States has also had talks with Russian officials in Saudi Arabia, arousing a nervous reaction from Ukraine and its European allies that they were frozen outside the peace process.
Moscow has so far blocked or rejected all peace proposals, and Russian forces have intensified strikes across Ukraine.
An attack damage against kyiv on April 24, which killed at least 12 people, prompted a rare reprimand by Russian President Vladimir Putin by his American counterpart.
“I am not satisfied with the Russian strikes on kyiv. Not necessary, and a very bad timing. Vladimir, stop! 5,000 soldiers per week are dying,” said Trump in an article on his social platform Truth.
“Lets conclude the peace agreement,” concluded Trump.
ADVERTISEMENTKyiv has accepted ceasefire plans supported by the United States and continues to demand an unconditional cessation of hostilities. However, he has repeatedly warned that the delayed progress on the side of Moscow was a time tactic.
