US Hopes to Strengthen Ukraine for ‘Negotiation’ With Russia, 2 Years After Invasion

‘There is certainly a negotiation to be had when Ukraine is in a stronger position and we’ve made clear that if our help is needed we’ll be there,’ Nuland said.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets with servicemen while visiting the Donetsk region in Ukraine on Dec. 6, 2019. EVGENIYA MAKSYMOVA/AFP via Getty Images

WASHINGTON—Two years after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Biden administration is reconsidering the likelihood that the war will end in a negotiated settlement.

The Ukrainian leadership claims that it seeks the total recovery of its occupied territories in the east. Russia claims that it seeks the total demilitarization of Ukraine and the creation of a neutral state to buffer Russia from NATO.