A few weeks ago, direct discussions with the “War Criminal” Vladimir Putin were unimaginable for the Tour in Kiev. But now the two warring parties have probably realized that they have to leave their maximum demands. The United States in particular are very busy. Now direct conversations are within reach. It can be Thursday so far – possibly at the highest level. Because the Ukrainian head of state is now on “only talking to Putin”.
The Russian head of state had presented peace negotiations without preconditions, which will take place in Istanbul on Thursday. Senskyj then agreed to meet Putin in the Turkish Bosphorus -Metropool. Moreover, US President Donald Trump also offered his participation in, who was welcomed by Senskyj. However, Russia has not yet explained whether and at what level it will participate in the conversations. Also on Tuesday a spokesperson for Kremlin refused to comment on Senskyj’s proposal and only said that the Russian delegation is preparing for conversations in Turkey.
Ukraine: “Our position is very strong”
“If Vladimir Putin refuses to travel to Turkey, this would be the final sign that Russia does not want to end this war that Russia is not willing to negotiate and is prepared,” said Senskyj’s Staff Chef Andrij Jermak on Tuesday. If there is actually a meeting between Senskyj and Putin, this would be the first since December 2019. Senskyj has been in office since May 2019. Jermak confirmed the question of his country that there must first be a ceasefish -fire and then negotiations. “Our position is very principle and very strong.”
According to the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan spoke about Putin’s proposal for discussions with Ukraine. A few hours later, the US Department of Foreign Affairs announced that the American Foreign Minister Marco Rubio and his European counterparts about “The Way to a Cease Fire in Ukraine”. The Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrij Sybiha, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany, Poland, Great -Britain and France, as well as the EU Buitenlandse Officer, participated in the interview.
In an X-posting, President Senskyj made it clear that he was ready for direct conversations:
Kremlin rejects EU ultimatum
Ukraine and his European allies have tried to put pressure on Moscow to accept an unconditional cease-fire of 30 days. Germany, France, Great Britain and Poland mentioned a cease-fire of 30 days from Monday during a meeting in Kiev on Saturday as a condition for peace talks. If Russia did not stop at Ukraine until that time, Germany and the European allies would start to prepare new sanctions, said the spokesperson for the German federal government, Stefan Kornelius, Monday in Berlin.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitri Peskow rejected the requirements of the Europeans: “The language of the Ultimates is unacceptable for Russia, it is not appropriate. Such a language cannot be used with Russia.”
Source: Krone
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