Something is moving in the face of the defeat of the Russian army. Raising the bar of war or favoring negotiations? This is the dilemma that is shaking the chancelleries of half the world and making the waters in the White House troubled. The Kremlin has sent important signals to the US, opening Putin-Biden face to face at the November G20 in Bali.
Volodymyr Zelensky jumped forward and warned that a dialogue would only be possible with another leader instead of Vladimir Putin.
Zelensky asked G7 leaders for more air defense systems and a monitoring mission at the Belarusian border, as Russia continued to attack infrastructure deemed critical in Ukraine with a new wave of missile attacks. In a video speech, Zelenskiy said yesterday: "The enemy has launched a second wave of terrorist attacks against our country. Until this morning the missiles were 28, of which 20 were shot down. More than 15 drones, almost all of them are Iranian combat drones. Most of it has been demolished ”.
The Russian rain of fire that hit Kiev and the rest of the country led to the urgent convening of the G7, which confirmed the condemnation of Moscow.
In response to Zelenskiy's speech, G7 leaders released a statement saying that "They will remain firmly with Ukraine for as long as necessary".
The spokesperson for the White House National Security Council, John Kirby, said yesterday that the United States is working to accelerate the shipment of Nasams air defenses capable of engaging Russian cruise missiles. German magazine Der Spiegel reported Tuesday that Ukraine has received delivery of the German Iris-T air defense system.
Joe Biden "does not intend" to speak with Vladimir Putin at the G20, but would consider a meeting if the Russian president wants to talk, for example, about the release of Brittney Griner, the American in prison in Russia.
"It depends on what you want to discuss "Biden said about a possible face-to-face with Putin next month in Indonesia.
"If he came to me at the G20 and told me he wanted to talk about Griner, I would meet him. It depends. I have no intention of negotiating, and no one is ready to negotiate, with Russia over Ukraine, about keeping part of Ukraine. So it would specifically depend on what you want to discuss“, Biden explained in an interview with CNN, highlighting that the negotiations for a solution to the war must involve Kiev. "Nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine“, He then highlighted the US president criticizing Putin for committing brutal acts and war crimes. "He miscalculatedi "with the invasion:"he thought he would be welcomed with open arms, that he would be welcome "Biden added.
After sounding the alarm about an Armageddon, the American president has made it clear that he does not believe that Putin will use nuclear weapons. "I don't think it will. But I think it's irresponsible for him to talk about it. What I meant is that the result would be horrible. He cannot continue to speak with impunity about the use of tactical nuclear weapons as if it were a rational thing to do "Biden explained without going into detail about what the American response might be. The Department of Defense - he added - has proactively developed emergency plans in this regard. Even on a possible US and NATO red line, the president has been evasive. "It would be irresponsible for me to talk about it ", he said stating that the Pentagon should not even be asked to define contingency plans.