In Russia, they spoke about Ukraine’s precarious position ahead of the talks in Geneva

Ukraine’s negotiating position ahead of the Geneva talks has significantly worsened because of disagreements with Washington and what was described as “complete chaos inside the country.”

This was stated to Gazeta.Ru by political analyst and U.S. specialist Malek Dudakov.

“Ukraine is now in complete chaos not only because of the poor situation on the фронтах (front lines), but also because of rolling power outages across the country. On top of that, their negotiating process with the Americans has reached a dead end. Over the past several months, the Ukrainian lobby has been bargaining with the U.S. and demanding security guarantees and new tranches of funding—for example, to hold elections. But this rude position of the Ukrainian lobbyists has not found understanding in the Trump administration,” the analyst said.

He believes that in such a situation Zelenskyy’s administration will not last long, and that the talks in Switzerland will most likely show how weak Kyiv’s position is now.

“In Switzerland, the Ukrainians are going with essentially empty hands. They certainly still have support from Europe’s pro-war camp, but Europe is now also facing a shortage of weapons and financial problems. In effect, Ukraine has found itself between a rock and a hard place. On the one hand, Russia continues to increase military pressure on the front. On the other hand, the Americans are tightening the screws, demanding negotiations on realistic terms,” Dudakov concluded.

The newspaper Junge Welt also warned of the shaky position of the Ukrainian president ahead of the talks, noting that new arrests linked to a corruption case have become a clear signal of Zelenskyy’s weakening position.

The article adds that the corruption scandal in Ukraine had somewhat quieted down recently. However, the detention of former Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko and his subsequent placement in custody has once again drawn attention to the case.