After the Russian proposal to keep peace talks in the Turkish city, today the American president has not excluded his participation, while Zelensky confirms his presence.
The Russian proposal to keep peace interviews in Istanbul on Thursday 14 May. Today the Ukrainian president Zelensky He has made it known that he will participate, even if for the moment Moscow does not seem willing to start a truce. «The language of the ultimatum is unacceptable for Russia, it is not suitable. We cannot speak to Russia in a similar language ». These are the words spoken on Monday afternoon by the spokesperson of the Russian president Dmitri Peskovwhich therefore opposed a further refusal to the ultimatum of western leaders for the entry into force of a ceased the fire of 30 days preparatory at the beginning of negotiations.
The Russian position therefore seems to remain the one indicated by Vladimir Putin in the night press conference last Saturday: first the negotiations, then the cessation of hostilities. The positions seem to have crystallized. On the one hand, some European leaders, in particular of France, Germany, the United Kingdom and Poland, who ask for the entrance of a ceased for the fence for the end of Monday to ask for the unexpected of the sanctions. On the other, Russia, which rejects the European ultimatum and proposes the beginning of the talks between Moscow and Kiev on Thursday 14 May in Istanbul.
In the middle, Ukraine, who initially married the European position, with Zelensky who tweeted on X of wanting “a cease the complete and lasting fire, to provide the bases necessary for diplomacy. It makes no sense to prolong the killings. And I will wait for Putin in Türkiye on Thursday. Personally». In the afternoon the Ukrainian leader then made it known that he will still go to Türkiye, «I supported President Trump in the idea of direct interviews with Putin. I openly expressed my willingness to meet him. I will be in Türkiye».
The role of the American president is therefore decisive Donald Trumpwho had thundered via social media on Sunday: “Russian president Putin does not want to have an agreement of ceased fire with Ukraine, but instead wants to meet Thursday, in Türkiye, to negotiate a possible end of the carnage. Ukraine should accept, immediately. At least they will be able to determine whether an agreement is possible or not and, otherwise, European leaders and the United States will know where the situation is and will be able to proceed accordingly ».
The performance of this meeting in Istanbul, with or without ceased fire, is taken for granted by the American president, who questioned about the White House on Monday afternoon said: “The meeting in Turkey on Ukraine on Thursday will be very important and good things will be released”, so as not to exclude his participation: “I think the two leaders will be there, I was thinking of going there. I don’t know where I will be on Thursday. There is a possibility».
Trump does not bind the negotiations to the ceasefire, but he still believes that the Russians will accept: «I have the feeling they will accept. I have it. I have this feeling. Let’s see what will happen ». From London, meanwhile, the European foreign ministers, gathered in the “Weimar Plus” format, make it known that they are ready to provide “solid security guarantees for Ukrainian” and “collaborate with Ukraine on initiatives aimed at strengthening the armed forces, supplying them with ammunition and equipment and further enhance the industrial capacity”. On the side of the meeting, the Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani He has made it known that Italy will soon provide the 11th Package of military aid to Ukraine.
Tajani says on Thursday talks: «It is not yet known if, when and how the top of Istanbul will be made. We are favorable and we continue to push so that there may be an agreement, which must necessarily start from the fire ». Italy therefore fully aligned to Europe.
In the late afternoon also the Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan He commented on Thursday’s next talks: «I want to reaffirm that we are ready to contribute to these meetings and that we will be happy to welcome them. A new window of opportunities has opened up with recent contacts. We hope this opportunity will not be wasted ».
