The United States of America and its allies are making efforts, including supplying arms, to ensure that by the end of 2024, Ukraine can engage in negotiations with Russia on favorable terms, according to the first deputy assistant to the U.S. president for national security, Jonathan Finer, during a speech at the Aspen Security Forum. “I think the place we would like to put the Ukrainians at the end of next year is where Russia is confronted with a decision: either they have to come to the negotiating table on terms that would be acceptable to Ukraine, and based on the UN charter’s dictates o…