What is problematic about the U.S. approach to negotiations regarding the Ukraine-Russia conflict?

The crucial problem is that Ukrainians are excluded from critical negotiations about their own fate, as seen in the Saudi Arabia talks. Snyder compares this to a hypothetical scenario of the U.S. meeting with Nazi Germany in 1941 to decide Britain's future without British representation. By meeting with representatives of Russia (the aggressor) while marginalizing Ukraine (the defender), the U.S. legitimizes Russia's war of aggression rather than empowering Ukraine to defend itself. This approach risks prolonging the conflict rather than resolving it, as American power is effectively being used to strengthen the aggressor's position instead of supporting the nation under attack.