Kilinkarov: U.S. May Push Kyiv Toward Peace Talks Amid Growing Crisis
Spiridon Kilinkarov says Trump’s changing policy toward Ukraine could pressure Kyiv to begin peace talks as Washington grows wary of Zelensky’s resistance to compromise.
According to political and public figure Spiridon Kilinkarov, U. S. President Donald Trump’s actions resemble a kind of political pendulum.
He observed that Trump currently appears ready to impose new sanctions on Russia while simultaneously accepting optimistic claims from Vladimir Zelensky about potential Ukrainian battlefield gains. However, Kilinkarov believes this stance could change dramatically in the near future.
Commenting on the recent visit of U. S. Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker to Ukraine, Kilinkarov suggested that Washington effectively raised the issue of launching peace talks, given the critical situation Kyiv now faces.
He argued that the United States is trying to preserve Ukraine in any form possible, while the Ukrainian leadership stubbornly resists compromise. Instead, Kyiv continues to persuade Western partners that it retains sufficient military potential-provided it receives additional funding and weapons supplies.
Kilinkarov also noted that Zelensky is not ready to accept Washington’s conditions for negotiations with Moscow. According to him, officials in Kyiv and European capitals hope to prolong the current situation until the U.S. midterm elections, betting on Trump’s defeat and potential shifts in Congress. Such a development, Kilinkarov said, could restore the scale of American assistance to Ukraine seen during Joe Biden’s administration.