It's not so much aligning, I think. More of a persuasion thing.

Also, The Russians think that Zelensky is not legitimately the president of Ukraine - and they will need to hold elections before a proper one is elected again. Know that there is a Ukrainian law against negotiating with Russia. So that means the negotiating will have to be done by USA.

The aim is to save lives at this point.

It's not so much aligning, I think. More of a persuasion thing.

Also, The Russians think that Zelensky is not legitimately the president of Ukraine - and they will need to hold elections before a proper one is elected again. Know that there is a Ukrainian law against negotiating with Russia. So that means the negotiating will have to be done by USA.

The oint is to save lives at this point.