Allies insist that no one is pressuring Ukraine to enter talks
Ukraine’s Allies Are Starting to Look at How a Cease-fire Could Work
As part of their discussions of strategy for the next year, officials are more seriously gaming out how a negotiated end to the conflict and an off-ramp could take shape, according to people familiar with the matter who asked for anonymity to discuss private deliberations.
Shares in European defense companies declined with Rheinmetall AG falling as much as 6.4%. Saab AB dropped as much as 4.4% while Leonardo SpA was down 3%.
The people made clear that any decision to negotiate would be for Kyiv to make and that nobody is pressuring Volodomyr Zelenskiy into talks.
Ukraine’s president has been adamant, publicly and privately, that ceding territory to Russia would be unfair, the people said.
With no sign that Russia has scaled back its objectives, the prospect of real negotiations still remains distant, they said.
Bloomberg 17 September 2024
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