New German leftist party urges Russia talks to end Ukraine war
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In a speech to the 450 founding members of the party named after her, Sahra Wagenknecht begged Berlin on Saturday to halt sending weapons to Kiev.
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German politician Sahra Wagenknecht speaks during the presentation of her party at the Federal Press Conference in Berlin in Germany on January 8, 2024. (AP)
The leader of Germany's new left-wing party urged the government to discuss the end of the war in Ukraine with Russia.
In a speech to the 450 founding members of the party named after her, Sahra Wagenknecht begged Berlin on Saturday to halt sending weapons to Kiev.
Wagenknecht expressed that the war ought to end "very quickly through negotiations."
"We are delivering arms to Ukraine for a victory in which, alas, even the Ukrainian generals no longer believe," Wagenknecht said.
On February 9, US President Joe Biden is set to host German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at the White House for discussions centered around Ukraine and the Israeli-led genocide on Gaza, as stated in an announcement made on Saturday.
According to the statement issued by White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, both leaders will reaffirm "their resolute support for Ukraine's defense of its land and its people against Russia's war of aggression."
The announcement coincides with the depletion of US aid to Ukraine, a consequence of Republican opposition in Congress. This has left the crucial US ally without sufficient ammunition as it faces the third year of its war with Russia.
In November 2023, a report issued by the German newspaper Bild revealed that Germany and the US are aiming to provide Kiev with a specific type and quantity of weapons, ensuring that the Ukrainian army can maintain its current position but remains incapable of reclaiming territories controlled by Russia.
Berlin and Washington will then aim to persuade Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that continuing the fight is futile, without explicitly urging him to engage in negotiations with Russia, as reported by Bild.
Moscow signals to US readiness for talks to end Ukraine war: Bloomberg
Bloomberg reported on Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin has put forward signals to the United States through back channels that Moscow is open to discussing ending the war in Ukraine, including post-war arrangments for the neighboring country.
Putin has repeatedly declared that the war in Ukraine will not end until "objectives of the Special Military Operation" are achieved, which could indicate that Russia is nearing fulfilling these goals amid the growing tensions in the Middle East following the launch of the Israeli war on Gaza and all events in the region that followed as a result, most notably the situation in the Red Sea due to Yemeni operations, which left the United States and top European states preoccupied, reshifting their focus away from Ukraine to protect the occupation entity.
However, according to the newspaper, US officials had said that there are no clear signs that suggest that the Russia President is serious about testing paths to end the war.
