乌克兰基辅——乌克兰总统弗拉基米尔·泽连斯基在周日发布的评论中表示，他已准备好进行下一轮三边和平会谈，以结束俄罗斯对乌克兰长达4年多的入侵，但应由华盛顿和莫斯科就会面的地点和时间达成一致。
泽连斯基说，美国曾提议主持美国、乌克兰和俄罗斯谈判小组的下一次会议，其中包括美国特使史蒂夫·维特科夫和贾里德·库什纳，但莫斯科拒绝派遣代表团。
“我们正在等待美国人的回应。要么他们将改变我们会面的国家，要么俄罗斯人必须确认美国，”泽连斯基在周六的媒体吹风会上说。“我们不会阻止任何这些举措。我们希望举行一次三方会议。”
由于中东战争，美国推迟了双方之间的赞助会谈。在美国和以色列袭击伊朗后，2月28日爆发并蔓延到整个地区的伊战将国际社会的注意力从乌克兰的困境上转移开来，因为乌克兰正在努力阻止俄罗斯更大的军队。
泽连斯基对记者说，他还警告说，伊朗战争有“非常高”的风险消耗乌克兰的防空储备，乌克兰依靠这些储备来对抗俄罗斯的导弹袭击。
泽连斯基表示，他对可用库存缺乏清晰的了解，并于周五与法国总统埃马纽埃尔·马克龙讨论了SAMP/T系统是否可以作为美国制造的爱国者拦截弹道导弹电池的替代产品。他表示，乌克兰将“第一个”尝试任何可行的替代方案。
他似乎还反驳了美国总统唐纳德·特朗普最近的说法，即华盛顿不需要乌克兰的无人机技术。
“不，我们不需要他们在无人机防御方面的帮助，”特朗普在周五播出的福克斯新闻电台采访中说。
泽连斯基表示，美国曾“数次”向乌克兰伸出援手，请求援助某个特定国家或支持美国人，但没有给出具体细节。他说，这些请求来自美国各军事机构，以及乌克兰国防部和其他军方领导人。
泽连斯基说:“我们所有的机构都收到了这些请求，我们做出了回应。”。
他说，他去年向华盛顿提出了一项价值350亿美元的国防合作协议，该协议将使美国政府获得大约200家乌克兰无人机、人工智能和电子战公司的技术，其中一半的生产将指定给合作伙伴，主要是美国。
根据这位乌克兰领导人的说法，美国军方官员对该提议表达了浓厚的兴趣，特朗普本人也表示愿意接受。
泽连斯基对记者说:“我们从他们那里，也直接从总统那里，收到了他们感兴趣的信息。”。“我们没有和特朗普总统签署这份文件。我不知道为什么。也许以后会发生，但我不确定。”
关于重开特鲁日巴输油管道的问题，泽连斯基表示，在欧盟对俄罗斯在其他地方的石油销售实施制裁之际，他反对允许俄罗斯石油通过乌克兰。
“为什么我们可以在一种情况下告诉美国，我们反对解除制裁，而另一方面却迫使乌克兰恢复通过德鲁日巴的石油运输——并且付出实际上为反欧洲政策买单的政治代价?”泽连斯基说。美国暂时放松了对俄罗斯石油运输的一些制裁，反映出全球对伊朗战争导致供应短缺导致原油价格大幅上涨的担忧。
泽连斯基表示，如果因为争端而强加给乌克兰的条件威胁到武器供应，基辅将别无选择，只能恢复石油运输，但他表示，他告诉欧盟伙伴，这将等同于“勒索”
自1月27日以来，通过德鲁日巴的石油输送已经停止，导致匈牙利和乌克兰之间的长期不和。乌克兰政府表示，俄罗斯无人机袭击破坏了管道基础设施，但匈牙利总理欧尔班哈斯指责泽连斯基故意阻碍石油供应。
作为回应，欧尔班否决了欧盟对俄罗斯的新一轮制裁，并阻止向乌克兰提供900亿欧元(1060亿美元)的巨额欧盟贷款，直到石油流恢复。
Zelenskyy says Ukraine is waiting on US, Russia to set next round of talks
KYIV, Ukraine --Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in comments released Sunday that he was ready for the next round of trilateral peace talks to end Russia’s more than4-year-old invasion of Ukraine, but that it was up to Washington and Moscow to agree on where and when to meet.
Zelenskyy said the U.S. had proposed hosting the next meeting between American, Ukrainian and Russian negotiating teams, which include U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, but Moscow had refused to send a delegation.
“We are waiting for a response from the Americans. Either they will change the country where we meet, or the Russians must confirm the U.S,” Zelenskyy said in a media briefing Saturday. “We are not blocking any of these initiatives. We want a trilateral meeting to take place.”
The U.S. haspostponed its sponsored talksbetween the two sides due to the war in the Middle East. TheIran war, which erupted on Feb. 28 following U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran and spread across the region, has drawn the international spotlight away from Ukraine’s plight as it strives to hold back Russia’s bigger army.
Speaking to journalists, Zelenskyy also warned of a “very high” risk that the Iran war could drain the air defense stockpiles Ukraine depends on to counter Russian missile strikes.
Zelenskyy said he lacked a clear picture of available stockpiles and had discussed with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Friday whether SAMP/T systems could serve as an alternative to U.S.-made Patriot batteries for intercepting ballistic missiles. He said Ukraine would be “first in line” to test any viable alternative.
He also appeared to push back against U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent assertion that Washington has no need for Ukrainian drone technology.
“No, we don’t need their help on drone defense,” Trump said in a Fox News Radio interview that aired Friday.
Zelenskyy said Washington had reached out to Ukraine “several times” to request assistance for a particular country or for support for Americans, without giving specifics. He said the requests had come from various U.S. military institutions to Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense and other military leaders.
“All our institutions received these requests, and we responded to them,” Zelenskyy said.
He said he had offered Washington a defense cooperation deal last year worth $35 billion–$50 billion that would have given the U.S. administration access to technology from roughly 200 Ukrainian drone, AI and electronic warfare firms, with half of all production earmarked for partners, primarily the U.S.
According to the Ukrainian leader, American military officials had expressed strong interest in the proposal, and Trump himself had indicated he was receptive.
“We received a message from them, and directly from the president as well, that they are interested,” Zelenskyy told reporters. “We did not sign the document with President Trump. I do not have an answer as to why. Perhaps it will happen later, but I am not sure.”
With regard to reopening theDruzhba pipeline, which until late January transported Russian oil to Hungary and Slovakia, Zelenskyy said he was against allowing Russian oil to transit through Ukraine while the EU imposes sanctions on its sale elsewhere.
“Why can we, in one case, tell the United States that we oppose lifting sanctions, while on the other hand forcing Ukraine to resume oil transit through Druzhba — and at a political price that effectively pays for anti-European policies?” Zelenskyy said. The U.S. has temporarily eased some sanctions on Russian oil shipments, reflecting global concerns over sharply higher crude prices due to supply shortages stemming fromthe Iran war.
Zelenskyy said if conditions imposed on Ukraine because of the dispute threatened weapons supplies, Kyiv would have no choice but to resume oil transit, but said he told EU partners this would amount to “blackmail.”
Oil deliveries through the Druzhba have been halted since Jan. 27, leading to anescalating feudbetween Hungary and Ukraine. The Ukrainian government says that a Russian drone strike damaged the pipeline’s infrastructure, but Hungarian Prime MinisterViktor Orbánhas accused Zelenskyy of deliberately holding up oil supplies.
In response, Orbán vetoed a new round of EU sanctions against Russia, and is blocking a major 90-billion euro ($106 billion) EU loan for Ukraine until flows are resumed.
