Both envoys were at the White House today for the same reason, to thank Melania for brokering the Oleshky ceasefire that let nearly 800 trapped civilians out of a Russian-held town; the Ukrainians gave her the Order of Princess Olha, Dmitriev handed over a child’s drawing.
Then only Dmitriev was taken in to see the president and Ukraine was left in the hallway…
Dmitriev came out and said this:
“It’s going to involve more than Ukraine… it might involve all of Europe.
It’s going to be a big, beautiful agreement, and everyone’s going to be thrilled.”
A grand bargain over Europe’s security is what Putin has wanted since the Cold War ended, and Kushner was in Brussels the same day discussing exactly that with NATO.
Kyiv’s answer came before dawn: drones on the Ryazan refinery, one of three that fuel Moscow, with intelligence claiming 15 of Russia’s 38 big refineries knocked out since September.
A Ukrainian committee chairman explained why they won’t stop:
“Putin will only negotiate when he is in pain.”
Source: Washington Post / Writer: Daniel
