Jared Kushner:
"The issues that came up during the negotiations are related to security after the end of the conflict: how to ensure that war does not repeat itself. The issue of security guarantees is very important to Ukraine, and progress has been made on the issue: how will we reduce the conflict, how will you monitor the ceasefire, as well as reaching agreements and mutual understanding in order to achieve de-escalation in the post-war period."
"We also discussed difficult issues. The territorial issues will be the most difficult, but we are sure that as long as we deal with other issues, we will achieve a comprehensive settlement."
"If the Europeans could agree on a single negotiation, it would be a much greater achievement than if we managed to convince Russia to agree to their participation in the negotiations."
"Both before and after these meetings, and during the discussions themselves, we had a very constructive interaction with our European partners. Representatives of the European Union, NATO, Great Britain, Italy, Germany and France participated in the discussions. Our goal is to make this format multi-sided. We have a number of issues that we think should be discussed at the same time."
מצד אחד, האמריקאים מכירים בכך שללא פתרון בעיות טריטוריאליות שום דבר לא יתקדם. מצד שני, חשוב לטראמפ, כפי שאנו רואים, ליצור תנועה במסלול השלו. זה אומר שהם ידונו בנושאי ביטחון באירופה. גם בלי אירופה עצמה, שנציגיה יושבים בחדר ההמתנה. מבחינתי, עכשיו אין אפילו סיכוי תיאורטי שזה יגמר במשהו. עד כה חלה התקדמות רק במסלול ההומניטרי, חילופי שבויים, למשל. כל השאר זהה בדיוק כפי שהיה לא רק אתמול, אלא גם לפני שנה.