Representantes estadounidenses se reunirán con sus homólogos europeos para ultimar detalles sobre posibles garantías de seguridad para Ucrania. Esto se produce mientras el presidente Donald Trump comenta los esfuerzos para alcanzar un alto el fuego en la guerra entre Rusia y Ucrania.

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Russia has expressed strong opposition to discussions about security guarantees for Ukraine that do not include Moscow's participation. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stated that excluding Russia from these talks is a 'road to nowhere.' The United States, under President Trump, has ruled out deploying American troops on the ground in Ukraine but has left open the possibility of air support. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is leading the U.S. effort to finalize the details of the security guarantees, with the United Kingdom, France, and Germany expected to play leading roles.

A virtual meeting involving NATO member countries and U.S. defense officials is scheduled to further discuss the security arrangements. Meanwhile, plans are being considered for a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, with Budapest, Hungary, mentioned as a possible venue. The Kremlin has indicated that organizing such a meeting would require significant logistical and security planning, though President Putin has reportedly agreed in principle to a bilateral meeting.

Rusia responde a las posibles garantías de seguridad de Ucrania

Pero empezamos esta mañana, donde el Kremlin responde a las posibles garantías de seguridad para Ucrania. El ministro de Asuntos Exteriores de Rusia, Sergei Lavrov, dice que discutir cuestiones de seguridad sin Moscú es un camino a ninguna parte. Sus comentarios se producen cuando el presidente Trump dijo que no habría tropas estadounidenses sobre el terreno en Ucrania, pero no descartó la posibilidad de apoyo aéreo. Para más información sobre esto, vamos a ir a CBS News reportero de la Casa Blanca Aaron Navarro, que se une a desde el jardín de la Casa Blanca para hablar más sobre esto. Aaron, la Casa Blanca y los líderes europeos están trabajando en la elaboración de estos acuerdos de seguridad. garantías. ¿Qué oyes? Sí, estamos escuchando que será el Secretario de Estado Marco Rubio quien dirigirá el el esfuerzo de EE.UU. para ultimar los detalles sobre las garantías de seguridad. Sabemos que más tarde hoy habrá una reunión virtual de los países miembros de la OTAN y EE.UU. oficiales de defensa para hablar más sobre esto y concretar los detalles. Por parte de EE.UU., como usted ha mencionado, el presidente Trump ha mantenido la puerta abierta en términos de EE.UU. apoyo, pero descartó poner tropas estadounidenses sobre el terreno en Ucrania por lo que este esfuerzo de mantenimiento de la paz, aunque el presidente Trump dijo ayer en una entrevista de Fox News que serán el Reino Unido, Francia y Alemania quienes liderarán este esfuerzo en las garantías de seguridad, al menos desde su comprensión actual de cómo están las cosas. Y creo que es importante mencionar, como usted dijo, que una vez que usted trae en Rusia en esto, ahí es donde las cosas podrían ponerse realmente difíciles, ya que han señalado que discutir garantías de seguridad sin su aportación es, cito, un camino a ninguna parte, y que creen que debería haber algunas fuerzas rusas involucradas en el mantenimiento de la paz. y en la garantía de seguridad para Ucrania. Así que sin duda hay muchas cosas que resolver, incluso más allá de los EE.UU. y Europa. Y así, la Casa Blanca, Aaron, dice que los planes están actualmente en marcha para un Putin-Zelensky Putin-Zelensky. ¿Qué sabemos de eso? Sabemos que su objetivo es fijar un lugar y una fecha en los próximos 10 días. Un sitio potencial que CBS News está aprendiendo es Budapest en Hungría como un lugar potencial para esa reunión bilateral entre Putin y Zelensky. Una fuente con conocimiento de la planificación dijo que Hungría ha, cito, expresado su apertura para acoger las conversaciones. También sabemos que durante esa llamada telefónica del lunes entre el presidente Trump y el presidente ruso Putin, Putin sugirió Moscú como lugar para una reunión bilateral, aunque el entendimiento es que es muy poco probable que Zelensky lo acepte y viaje allí. A lo largo de esta semana, el Kremlin ha tratado de echar agua fría sobre una reunión bilateral, diciendo que una reunión de ese tipo entre los jefes de Estado de Rusia y Ucrania sería llevaría un tiempo planificar la logística y la seguridad. Pero funcionarios de la Casa Blanca han repetido que escucharon al presidente Putin en esa llamada con Trump el lunes que prometió y acordó una reunión bilateral.

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