Donald Trump, who will soon assume the presidency of the United States, previously promised that the hot phase of the conflict in Ukraine would be over before he took office. He also said that he could end the war within 24 hours. Later, there were words that an agreement should be expected within six months; this week, Trump's future special envoy for Russia and Ukraine, Keith Kellogg, also said that he would like to achieve this goal within 100 days. US Congressman Mike Waltz, whom Donald Trump intends to appoint as his national security adviser, says that in order to reach any agreement to end the war in Ukraine, it is necessary to stabilize the front line. Trump is ready; the White House must not allow the war in Ukraine to expand, Waltz said.. According to him, the administration of the new head of the United States is ready for negotiations between Ukraine and Russia “at any moment and on any day.”. . This would allow us to move on to forming a framework for some kind of agreed solution. Everyone understands that this war must be ended diplomatically,” Trump’s adviser said. Meeting with Putin In the same interview with ABC News, the adviser to the US President-elect said that preparations for a meeting between Trump and Putin have already begun. Asked whether the first meeting would be bilateral, with just Trump and Putin, or whether Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky would also participate, Waltz said that the decision had not yet been made, but that Trump and Putin were expected to talk soon.. At the same time, Kremlin speaker Dmitry Peskov said that there is no talk of substantive preparations for Trump’s negotiations with Putin.. It will allegedly be possible to talk about negotiations only after the appearance of a new administration in the White House. Stabilization of the front by 18-year-olds “One of the things we will ask the Ukrainians... They have problems with manpower. They call for 26 year olds, not 18 year olds.. “I don’t think a lot of people understand that,” Waltz said.. “When we hear about problems with morale, when we hear about problems at the front... You see, if Ukrainians asked the world to do everything to defend democracy, then they, too, must do everything to defend democracy.”. “They certainly fought bravely, they certainly took the fight nobly and steadfastly, but these manpower issues need to be addressed,” Waltz added.. Numerous Western media publications have indicated that one of the main reasons for the recent successes of Russian troops on the front is their significant advantage in manpower.. According to journalists, representatives of the administration of current US President Joe Biden have already called on the Ukrainian authorities to lower the draft age from the current 25 years. But Vladimir Zelensky, in response to this, has repeatedly said that the main problem is the lack of Western weapons in the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and not the lack of people on the front.. “If a person stands in front of you without a weapon, what difference does it make whether this person is 20 years old or 30?”? There is no difference,” he said in mid-December in response to a question about lowering the mobilization age. .

Waltz did not answer the journalist’s question about the timing of the truce, but clarified that it could happen “any minute, any day,” since a ceasefire and stabilization of the front are conditions for concluding a long-term peace. “It’s not just about guns or ammo or sending new relief checks,” Waltz said.. “The point is that the front line needs to be stabilized so that we can make any kind of deal.”. It is to stabilize the front that Ukraine must lower the conscription age, said Trump's future national security adviser.

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