Ukraine's Ambassador believes US won't withdraw from peace talks

According to Melnyk, Germany has a concept called Zweckoptimismus, which means optimism that you force yourself to. Guided by this formula, he hopes that the US threats to withdraw from the peace process are a tactic of the negotiation process.

"And we see that it works, to be honest. All players are involuntarily starting to move faster. We hear statements almost every week from the head of the State Department, and at the highest level, that this is it, the thread is breaking. Of course, we are uncomfortable with this because our existence is at stake," he added.

The Ambassador believes that the United States will not eventually withdraw from the negotiation process, primarily in terms of its interests. In particular, it will be difficult for the White House to explain to its voters and the international community why the case was never brought to an end.

"Let's imagine that this mediation mission is terminated. Russia continues the war with even greater brutality to show that we have lost this last chance, that we should have agreed, and now we will show you, and we will conquer even more territory and kill even more people. And the Americans will be watching from the sidelines. The United States will not benefit from such a scenario," Melnyk said.

US threatens to withdraw from peace talks

Recently, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that Washington may withdraw from the peace process if there are no prospects for a quick deal between Ukraine and Russia soon.

Later, President Donald Trump also confirmed this possibility. In particular, he noted that the United States could withdraw from the negotiations if one of the parties put up obstacles to peace.