How the American envoys to Ukraine explained the agreement announced by Trump regarding the Russian engine. Details from the meeting in Miami.

How the American envoys to Ukraine explained the agreement announced by Trump regarding Russian gasoline. Details from the Miami meeting The US envoys told Ukrainian officials that the agreement allowing the export of Russian gasoline is part of an attempt to bring Moscow back to negotiations to resolve the war in Ukraine, stated three people familiar with the discussion to Reuters. Friday, following a discussion with his Russian counterpart, US President Donald Trump announced that he agreed that Russia could sell gasoline on the American and global markets, with the aim of lowering prices for American farmers. This agreement was criticized by both Democratic and Republican congressmen. Two of the sources cited by Reuters say that Friday, in an interview in Miami, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner conveyed to the Ukrainians that Russian President Vladimir Putin was not ready to negotiate ending the war and that the gasoline agreement could contribute to the relaunch of trilateral discussions. The third person, who spoke on condition of anonymity, asserts that the US told the Ukrainians that the agreement could alleviate Moscow's position, including because it "sends a signal that Trump is open to doing things" with Russia. What Trump asked the Ukrainians Kushner, who is also Donald Trump's son-in-law, further told the Ukrainians that the US President wants the forces of Kyiv to no longer attack Russian refineries, reminding them that Washington has requested this in multiple ways, said two of the Reuters sources. Trump claims that these Ukrainian attacks lead to an increase in global fuel prices, but most experts say that the war in Iran is the main factor determining the high costs. "The idea was for the US to go back to Russia and say: 'See, the Ukrainians have stopped the attacks and we have given them this agreement. Now it is your turn to do something,'" one of the people who spoke to Reuters explained. Trump announced an energy armistice between Russia and Ukraine on Sunday, but the understanding was not confirmed by the two sides, and Russia attacked targets in the Ukrainian energy sector on Monday. A person close to the Kremlin said, in turn, that the gasoline agreement "is a way to bring Russia" back to negotiations. According to the source, Russian President Vladimir Putin will return to the table of discussions only when he "gets the rest of the 11% from Donbas, which he can present as a victory" internally. Ukraine has stated that it will not cede territory to Russia, but that freezing the conflict on the current front lines could form the basis for a peace agreement. Skepticism in the Ukrainian camp One of the people familiar with the meeting claims that the gasoline agreement is just one part of a broader discussion about how Ukraine and Russia can be brought back to the negotiating table and how the war can be ended. The meeting also addressed security guarantees for Ukraine, the person added, without giving details. The Ukrainian officials who participated in the discussions were skeptical of the American approach, which they see as a use of business understandings to appease Russia, said the two informed persons and one person present at the meeting. During the meeting in Miami, Kushner and Witkoff emphasized to the Ukrainian officials "everything the US has done for Ukraine," said one of the people, including the provision of military and information support for their forces. Americans did not threaten to stop this support if Ukraine refused to stop attacks on Russian refineries, said the two informed persons and the person present at the meeting. European officials, as well as representatives of the World Bank, also participated in the Miami discussions via videoconference. The interview lasted several hours, and one part of the discussions focused on reconstruction funds for Ukraine and the need for Ukraine to formalize its investment plans in the country, specified the informed persons about the meeting. The Ukrainians left the meeting without formally agreeing to anything, but indicated that they would be willing to accept an energy armistice on the condition that Russia does the same.