4 senior aides to U.S. President Donald Trump have held secret talks with key political opponents of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Politico reports, citing three Ukrainian lawmakers and an American overseas coverage knowledgeable.
In keeping with the sources, the Trump allies met with two members of the Ukrainian parliament: Yulia Tymoshenko, chief of the Batkivshchyna celebration and Ukraine’s former prime minister, and Petro Poroshenko, chief of the European Solidarity celebration and Zelensky’s predecessor as president.
Throughout the talks, Politico writes, the events mentioned the potential for holding early presidential elections in Ukraine. The U.S. is reportedly exploring unofficial channels for elections to happen between the settlement on a short lived ceasefire and the beginning of full-fledged peace negotiations.
When requested in regards to the talks with Trump’s staff, Tymoshenko’s spokesperson Natalya Lysova thanked Politico for its curiosity however mentioned, “We received’t touch upon that but.”
Politico additionally reached out to the 4 Trump allies mentioned to have participated within the secret talks, however they didn’t reply.
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