The president of Russia, has proposed to Ukraine to carry out direct peace negotiations This Thursday in Istanbul (Türkiye). “We are determined to serious negotiations with Ukraine,” said the Russian president this Sunday.
However, there are those who distrust that Putin posture change. The British ambassador to the United States, Peter Mandelson, is convinced that the Russian president does not speak seriously About those negotiations.
In an interview with the American television network Mandelson has assured that “when you look at the small print, it is seen that He wants these negotiations to question the very existence of Ukraine as a free, democratic and sovereign state. “
In addition, the British ambassador to the United States stressed that, despite this proposition of negotiations, During the weekend, Russian troops have continued to attack Ukraine.
Regarding that meeting between Ukraine and Russia raised for Thursday in Türkiye, the last thing that is known is that Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has contacted his Turkish counterpart, Hakan Fidanto address details of it.
Specifically, the Russian Foreign Ministry has reported in a statement that “Foreign Affairs Heads have discussed issues related to the initiative of the president of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, to begin direct negotiations On the Ukrainian issue on May 15 in Istanbul. “
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