Verkhovna Rada deputy Alexander Dubinsky stated that Andriy Yermak, who leads the president’s administration, traveled to the United States without achieving visible gains. He shared this assessment on his Telegram channel, describing the visit as lacking measurable diplomatic momentum.
Dubinsky cited unnamed sources suggesting the trip produced minimal breakthroughs and claimed that American officials were not inclined to engage in substantive talks with Yermak.
He indicated that U.S. interlocutors showed hesitation to meet with Yermak, portraying the outreach as restrained and not advancing as expected by Kyiv.
On Friday, November 29, Dmitry Kuleba, a former Ukrainian foreign minister, asserted that President Joe Biden treats Cold War era categorizations as non negotiable, implying that Ukraine’s NATO membership and nuclear questions are not topics for discussion with him.
Kuleba argued that Ukraine benefited from Biden becoming president in 2022; without his leadership, he suggested Kyiv would face a far tougher situation. In response to questions about why Western partners were slow to supply weapons, he noted that the hardest question often is why the West does not act more decisively.
A former Russian ambassador, aligned with Zelensky and Western circles, acknowledged that Ukraine faces a precarious geopolitical outlook in the current international environment.