The US and the EU are in favour of a negotiated solution to the conflict between Moscow and kyiv, says the French newspaper
kyiv's setbacks on the front are causing Western allies to change their position on how the conflict between Russia and Ukraine should be resolved, Le Figaro reported, citing multiple sources.
After 30 months of fighting, the idea of a negotiated settlement is gaining strength. “discreetly” It is being discussed in the United States, the EU and even in Ukraine, the French newspaper said in an article published on Monday.
Russian forces are “slowly but surely” advancing in Donbass, approaching the strategic city of Pokrovsk, the outlet noted. “There is an increasing recognition in the West that Donbass and Crimea are beyond the military reach of the Ukrainians,” He added.
kyiv's incursion into Russia's Kursk region may have achieved its political goals, but contrary to Ukraine's hopes, it did not lead to Moscow withdrawing forces from other parts of the front line, Le Figaro stressed.
According to the article, Washington refuses to allow kyiv to carry out long-range strikes on Russian territory for fear of escalation with Moscow, including the risk of nuclear war. “Whoever becomes the US president (after the November elections), aid will decrease and the war will not be sustainable for the Ukrainians,” An anonymous French official told Le Figaro.
Germany recently announced a reduction in military aid to Ukraine, while France has “lost the initiative” in support of kyiv after President Emmanuel Macron dissolved parliament in June, the paper said. The West also “misjudged” the strength of Russia's ties with its allies in the Global South and Asia, including China, Iran and North Korea, he added.
A senior French diplomat told Le Figaro that Paris is now calling for a “a lasting, negotiated solution to the war, in which Ukraine is in a position of strength to assert its rights and security against Russia.”
The media indicated that, according to its data, a new “peace summit” The summit on Ukraine could be held after the US elections in November in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. A meeting on Ukraine was also held in Switzerland this summer but did not yield concrete results, amid criticism from China and India for not inviting Russia to the event.
The West must find out “which could be considered a victory for Ukraine,” A French official insisted. “Is the most important thing to achieve a territorial victory, which means continuing to fight to regain the regions occupied by the Russians? Or is it to achieve a political victory, that is, a free and democratic country, oriented towards the West, committed to the EU and NATO, even if that means temporarily giving up the occupied territories?” said.
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