The Russian head of state Vladimir Putin had proposed direct negotiations with the Ukrainian side in Istanbul during the weekend. The Ukrainian President Wolodymyr Senskyj then agreed to meet Putin on Thursday. On Wednesday evening, however, it became known that Putin was not going to arrive at himself.
This was announced by the Ukrainian side. The Kremlin initially left De Lijn -Up on Wednesday. The Russian daily “Kommersant” reported that the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrow would not travel to Turkey. The Kremlin announced a delegation to the planned direct peace talks. How this exists is announced when Putin gives the corresponding assignment, said spokesman Dmitri Peskow.
For days it is surprised to participate in the conversations. US President Donald Trump is not excluding to arrive in case of doubt and to interrupt his journey in the middle. He was “fully booked” on Thursday because of his visit to the United Arab Emirates, but that does not mean “that I wouldn’t do it,” said the Republican. After all, it’s about “saving a lot of life”.
International pressure on Putin is growing
The White House had previously announced that the American State Secretary Marco Rubio and the special envoys Steve Witkoff and Keith Kellogg would be there in Turkey. “We are not afraid of meetings. I am waiting to see who is from Russia. Then I will decide what measures the Ukraine should take,” said Ukrainian president Wolodymyr Senskyj on Wednesday. According to his own statement, he will certainly arrive and meet Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
The proposal of the direct negotiations of Putin is a reaction to a European advance for a 30 -day break in Ukraine. NATO ministers of Foreign Affairs are currently in Antalya, Turkish, about possible negotiations about a ceasefiring -fire in Ukraine. Rubio also participates.
More and more politicians had recently asked Putin to personally participate in the negotiations with the Ukrainian side. “Everyone who wants peace in Europe must now negotiate and the ball is in the field of Mr Putin,” said the German Minister of Foreign Affairs Johann Wadephul.
Source: Krone
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