Zelenskyy only accepts a meeting with Putin. Will you “take a lid”?

Ukraine leader accuses Putin of Bluff. Russia will be in Istanbul, but does not confirm the presence of the Russian President. Zelenskyy does not accept to meet any Russian representative other than Putin.

It’s official: Volodymyr Zelenskyy this week hoping to meet “personally” with Vladimir Putin.

To happen, it would be the first time in six years. The Ukrainian President is open to negotiating “anything that contributes to true and lasting peace” as long as there is a total ceasefire of 30 days, his chief of staff explained, Andriy Yermak.

Zelenskyy is focused on and trying to show bravery: he does not accept to meet in Istanbul with any Russian representative other than Putin, he guaranteed his advisor Mykhailo Podilyak in an interview with the show. But there is a problem: Putin will “give him a lid”, almost certainly.

Only two days from an eventual meeting, there is still no confirmation by Moscow as to Putin’s presence in Istanbul. Although the Russian leader has shown interest in direct negotiations between the two countries, “without preconditions,” and suggested a meeting between Moscow and Kiev authorities in Istanbul this week, he never talked about meeting his homologous Ukrainian “arch-lint”.

This Tuesday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov assured that he will soon announce who will participate in the negotiations, that Turkey has already accepted to welcome, but has not revealed if Putin would be present, according to.

Accosyy acoustic Zelenskyy bluff. Putin’s refusal to go to Turkey on Thursday is being cataloged as a “last sign” that Russia wants to continue the war and does not want to negotiate and that, in this case, allies should increase their support to the Ukrainian nation.

If Putin appears, Podilyak explained that legal changes will be made to Ukrainian laws that currently prohibit direct negotiations with the Russian President. The Ukrainian President “is still legally prohibited Negotiating with Russia, ”said Kremlin in March.

Donald Trump, in turn, said on Monday that he was considering traveling to Turkey after visiting Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

“I believe that both leaders will be there. I even thought of flying there, but I’m not sure where I’ll be on Thursday, because I have many meetings, ”confessed the US President.