Talks between Ukrainian and Russian diplomats are scheduled to happen in Istanbul right this moment, in line with a Turkish International Ministry supply quoted by the German information company dpa, as reported by DW Information.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy mentioned {that a} Ukrainian delegation will participate in talks with Russia in Istanbul, with the first objective of reaching a ceasefire. He said that the Istanbul delegation might be led by Defence Minister Rustem Umerov and can embrace navy and intelligence officers.
Talks between Ukrainian and Russian diplomats are scheduled to happen in Istanbul right this moment, in line with a Turkish International Ministry supply quoted by the German information company dpa, as reported by DW Information.
In a publish on X, Zelenskyy wrote, “I wish to sincerely thank President @RTErdogan, his workforce, and the individuals of Turkiye for his or her assist of Ukraine’s territorial integrity and sovereignty. President Erdogan reaffirmed throughout our assembly right this moment that he helps Ukraine and recognises Crimea as a part of Ukraine. We demonstrated the energy and seriousness of our delegation, which incorporates: the Minister of International Affairs, the Head of the Workplace of the President, the Minister of Defence, the Chief of the Normal Workers, the Head of the Safety Service of Ukraine, and representatives of all our intelligence businesses.”
“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 grew to become clear that they aren’t approaching actual talks severely,” the publish 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 mentioned, “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 a minimum of the primary steps towards de-escalation and ending the conflict, 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 Workers is not going to attend. Nonetheless, the Ukrainian delegation in Istanbul might be led by the Minister of Defence, Rustem Umerov. He might be joined by navy professionals and intelligence officers.”
Zelenskyy additional mentioned that Russia will not be taking the talks severely and “doesn’t genuinely wish to finish the conflict.”
“As for the agenda, the mandate for our delegation is obvious: ceasefire is precedence primary. I stay satisfied that Russia will not be critical about these conferences and doesn’t genuinely wish to finish the conflict. However we’ll see if they’re keen to point out a minimum of one thing throughout the discussions,” Zelenskyy mentioned.