Blavatnik holds both U.S. and U.K. citizenship and has generously funded election campaigns for both Democrats and Republicans.
At present, experts see no reason for the Kremlin leader to end the war, despite the high costs and heavy losses.
Ukraine is becoming the staging area for a new paradigm: machine-led conflict.
The statement was made by Ukraine’s ambassador to Washington, Olha Stefanishyna.
Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council Secretary Rustem Umerov stressed the need for unity.
While the Kremlin has long portrayed the fighting as something distant from the daily lives of ordinary Russians, developments in the border regions suggest otherwise.
Ukraine received official EU candidate status in the summer of 2022.
According to Rubio, territorial claims over Donetsk are now the last major sticking point in the negotiations.
Ukraine’s chief negotiator, Rustem Umerov, said the discussions in Abu Dhabi focused on “the parameters for ending Russia’s war and the broader logic of the negotiation process.”
On Sunday, Zelensky and Trump met at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida.
The decision came after EU member states failed to reach consensus on using frozen Russian sovereign assets to finance Kyiv directly.
This detour, according to Bloomberg, may be an attempt to reduce the risk of attacks by Ukrainian sea drones, which have become more active against shipping in recent weeks.
Washington seeks a compromise solution that involves troop withdrawals and the creation of a demilitarised corridor
