After the talks in Istanbul between Ukrainians and Russians: the two sides were not kept direct interviews for three years
The Interviews between Ukrainians and Russiansheld to Istanbul. The delegation of Fly It was said “satisfied“Of the meeting and said that the negotiations should continue. On the other hand, sources of Kiev they said Russia would place “Unacceptable and non -constructive conditions“. The Ukrainian delegation also announced that the Russian counterpart would threaten her to carry on a”eternal war“.
According to the Turkish Foreign Minister, Hakan Fidanthe parties would however have agreed to present each one of their own proposal of cease-fire. A massif should also be provided Exchange of prisoners among the belligerents. Finally, Fidan spoke of a “Important day for world peace“.
The Russians, for their part, made it known that Kiev’s delegation would ask for a meeting between Volodymyr Zelensky And Vladimir Putin. In this sense, the Ukrainian Defense Minister, Rustm UMEROVhe underlined that the next Russian-Ukrainian meeting should take place “at the level of leader“.
In short, no striking turns have not occurred and, overall, the diplomatic situation remains uphill. On the other hand, however, it is also true that it was the first time after three years that Ukrainians and Russians had had some direct negotiations.
As it is, Thursday, the American secretary of state, Marco Rubiohe had hinted not to feed excessive expectations from the Istanbul interviews. “I don’t think we can progress until the president Trump and the president Putin They will not confront this topic directly, “he said.
All this, while, a few hours ago, the Kremlinhe said he believed an essential face to face between Trump And Putin for progress on the Ukrainian crisis. However, he also specified that the meeting must first be adequately prepared.
In the meantime, Zelensky He had a phone call with the American president, in which they also took part Keir Starmer, Emmanuel Macron, Friedrich Merz And Donald Tusk. “THE’Ukraine It is ready to take the fastest possible steps to reach a true peace, and it is important that the world maintains a strong position, “he said Zelenskyadding that “we must maintain the pressure on Russia”.
In the meantime, Trump He is trying to put pressure on the Kremlin on the Middle Eastern front. It is in this sense that the announcement of revocation of the American penalties to the new regime of Damascus: regime that, backed by Türkiyeinflicted a serious blow to the Russian influence on Syria. The tenant of the White House aims, in other words, to use the Middle Eastern lever to soften Putin on the Ukrainian side.
