Kyiv:
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday introduced {that a} Ukrainian delegation will take part in talks with Russia in Istanbul, with the first objective of reaching a ceasefire.
The Istanbul delegation can be led by Defence Minister Rustem Umerov and can embody navy and intelligence officers.
Talks between Ukrainian and Russian diplomats are scheduled to happen in Istanbul at the moment, in accordance with a Turkish Overseas Ministry supply quoted by the German information company dpa, as reported by DW Information.
In a put up on X, Zelenskyy wrote, “I wish to sincerely thank President @RTErdogan, his staff, and the individuals of Turkiye for his or her help of Ukraine’s territorial integrity and sovereignty. President Erdogan reaffirmed throughout our assembly at the moment that he helps Ukraine and recognises Crimea as a part of Ukraine. We demonstrated the power and seriousness of our delegation, which incorporates: the Minister of Overseas Affairs, the Head of the Workplace of the President, the Minister of Defence, the Chief of the Normal Employees, the Head of the Safety Service of Ukraine, and representatives of all our intelligence companies.”
“I wish to emphasise that Turkiye has welcomed us with a delegation of equal standing — on the highest stage. Sadly, after studying the composition of the Russian delegation, it turned clear that they aren’t approaching actual talks significantly,” the put up added.
Regardless of expressing doubts about Russia’s dedication to negotiations, Zelenskyy emphasised that Ukraine is continuing with the talks out of respect for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and US President Donald Trump.
Zelenskyy stated, “Nonetheless, regardless of the extraordinarily low stage of the Russian delegation, out of respect — for President Trump, for the high-level delegations current in Turkiye, and for President Erdogan, and out of a honest need to take not less than the primary steps towards de-escalation and ending the warfare, starting with a ceasefire. I’ve determined to ship a Ukrainian delegation to Istanbul. Not all members of our delegation will go: the Head of the Safety Service and the Chief of the Normal Employees won’t attend. Nevertheless, the Ukrainian delegation in Istanbul can be led by the Minister of Defence, Rustem Umerov. He can be joined by navy professionals and intelligence officers.”
Zelenskyy additional stated that Russia shouldn’t be taking the talks significantly and “doesn’t genuinely wish to finish the warfare.”
“As for the agenda, the mandate for our delegation is obvious: ceasefire is precedence primary. I stay satisfied that Russia shouldn’t be critical about these conferences and doesn’t genuinely wish to finish the warfare. However we’ll see if they’re keen to indicate not less than one thing throughout the discussions,” Zelenskyy stated.
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