After the massive Ukrainian drone attacks on various Russian Air Force Base, peace negotiations between Kiev and Moscow will take place again in Istanbul on Monday. Despite the tense situation, both parties confirmed their willingness to talk to direct conversations again.
However, it is open whether the conversations can take place according to the events of the past hours. The attacks on Sunday were based on the Ukrainian secret service SBU specifically against four strategic air base deep in the Russian hinterland. Russian military bloggers talk about considerable damage: countless strategic bombers, including TU-95 and TU-22, would have been destroyed or seriously damaged.
Official bodies in Moscow only confirmed fireplaces at the airports in the Murmansk and Irkutsk regions, but disputed greater damage.
A “Russian Pearl Harbor” was especially important in Russian telegram channels. The “Rybar” channel with more than 1.2 million subscribers spoke about a “black day for the Air Force”. Experts such as Carlo Masala from the Bundeswehr University in Munich warned of possible retribution keys by Russia. According to Masala, the attack is not a strategic turning point, but clearly shows the operational reach of Ukraine.
Day “will go into history”
“1 June 2025 will go in history as the Black Day of the Russian Air Force,” said Jan C. Behrends, expert in Eastern Europe and History Professor at the European University of Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder), to the German “BILD”. “Even if the Kremlin denies it: Russia is now negotiating from a situation of humiliation and weakness,” the expert said clearly.
The attack could be a stressful factor for the conversations: but Russia had also responded to Ukrainian cities with a massive drone attacks after the first round of negotiation in the middle. It is therefore not a new situation that negotiations about a possible end of the war are taking place, while fighting on the battlefield.
Here is no way to Ukraine
As the Reuters news agency reports, referring to a document, Ukraine wants to present a peace schedule with multiple internship. This first looks one custody For at least 30 days, one Full prison exchange (“All against everyone”) and the return of deported Ukrainian children. Then a Meeting the president Senskyj and Putin take place. KYIV also requires the Avoid international recognition of territories with Russian -occupied territoriesno restrictions on the Ukrainian army and Reparations by Russia.
The contradictions remain large
However, the contradictions remain great: Russia continues to demand that the Ukraine abandoned NATO and those claimed by Moscow Region Luhansk, Donetsk, Saporischja, Herson and De Krim relegation. This is excluded for KYIV – instead, Senskyj requires a complete withdrawal of the Russian army of Ukrainian territory.
According to President Wolodyymyr Senskyj, the Ukrainian delegation is again led by Minister of Defense Rustem Umerow. According to the Tass of the State news agency, a Russian negotiation delegation is already on its way to Istanbul.
Properties for success are probably modest
Russia and Ukraine had held direct discussions for the first time in more than three years on 16 May. During the meeting, which also took place in Istanbul, no progress was made in the direction of a ceasefiring. Both parties only agreed on a prisoner exchange that has now also taken place.
Source: Krone
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