“We anticipate a full and lasting ceasefire from next day [...]. On Thursday I will be waiting for Putin in Istanbul" – wrote president of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenski on Sunday evening on Telegram. Earlier, the Russian leader announced that he could meet Zelenski to discuss the end of the war. However, it seems that the way to start peace talks is inactive far away.
Diplomatic Battles to end the war in Ukraine She's entered a fresh phase. On the weekend, the media discussed a series of proposals to start talks from both sides. They were the first to place an offer on the table. leaders of 4 European countriesWho went to Kiev on Saturday. Donald Tusk, Emmanuel Macron, Keir Starmer, and Friedrich Merz proposed a 30-day ceasefire as an introduction to further negotiations. They threatened that Russia would be subject to "massed and coordinated sanctions" if it rejected the offer. They announced this after gathering with the president of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenski and a joint telephone conversation with US president Donald Trump.
The case was addressed almost immediately by Kremlin spokesperson Dmitri Piekow. We're utilized to sanctions. Trying to intimidate us is simply a waste of time – he said. But he shortly changed his tone. In an interview with CNN, he admitted that the situation is dynamic and Russia needs to rethink all its aspects. On Saturday night, Vladimir Putin presented his own proposal on Sunday. He offered Ukraine a resumption of talks which were held in the spring of 2022, shortly after Russia began full-scale aggression. The negotiations were interrupted after Ukrainians discovered mass graves in Buczy. – We offer the Ukrainian website the chance to return to the talks on Thursday. The decision depends on the authorities in Kiev and their western guardians," Putin emphasized.
Zelenski briefly replied: “On Thursday I will be waiting for Putin in Istanbul. Personally’. In a message on the Telegram, he reiterated that he had previously expected a full ceasefire. It would come into force today. "There is no request to prolong killing," he stressed. The Western leaders are approaching Putin's declaration with a clear reserve. "There can be no negotiation erstwhile a weapon speaks. There can be no dialogue, if civilians are being bombed at the time. A ceasefire is needed now so talks can start," said French president Macron. That's what the boss said. Polish Government Donald Tusk and U.S. MP for Ukraine General Keith Kellogg. In turn, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz pointed out that Russia's willingness to talk was “a good first step, which, in no case, is sufficient”.
And though US president Donald Trump Shortly after Putin said on the fact Social portal that it was a “potentially large day for Russia and Ukraine”, the possible of gathering in Istanbul inactive seems distant. Russia is not ready for a 30-day ceasefire, as Dmitry Doskov talked about in an ABC interview. He argued that in order for the Kremlin to go on specified a solution, the West would gotta halt arms shipments to Ukraine. For Kiev, the seemingly "unconditional" offer of peace talks Putin made may besides prove problematic. On this issue, Mr Uszakov, the Cremovian abroad policy adviser, stated that the negotiations should take into account the current situation on the front. He besides repeated behind Putin that earlier talks with Istanbul should become the starting point. Meanwhile, in 2022 Russia requested, among others, Ukraine to donate 4 full circuits: Donetsk, Lugansk, Kherson and Zaporosian, and the full abolition of sanctions imposed on the Federation after the attack on the neighbour.
