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Vladimir Putin
Kremlin does not announce the representatives he will send to Türkiye, to this historical meeting. Trump has other priorities.
A Russia will discuss political and technical issues with negotiators Ukrainians on Thursday in Istanbul, Today announced Russian presidential counselor for international affairs, Yuri Ushakov.
“The Russian delegation will address political issues And, I would say, also a set of technical issues ”, said Ushakov to the Russian media, according to the Spanish news agency Efe.
USHAKOV stated that “on this basis, Members will be selectedOf the delegation, whose composition was not yet announced by Kremlin (Presidency).
Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov reaffirmed that the names will be known as soon as “Instructions corresponding are given by the president ” Vladimir Putin.
“To date, No instructions were given In this sense, ”added Peskov.
Ushakov was appointed by the US press as one of the members of the delegation that Moscow will send to Türkiye, along with Foreign Minister Serguei Lavrov.
In the statements issued today by the Russian media, Ushakov has not confirmed whether it will be part of the delegation.
He recalled that Putin proposed on Sunday to Kiev the restart of the 2022 conversations, “which were interrupted by the Ukrainian party by instigating colleagues and western partners.”
As for the possible trip from the president of the United States to Istanbul to participate in the negotiations, Ushakov said that Donald Trump “is busy with serious affairs” in the Middle East.
He added that the Turkish authorities and the Russian Consulate-General are currently organizing the meeting.
“The Russian delegation will wait for the Ukrainian delegation In Istanbul, ”said Dmitri Peskov at the daily telephone press conference.
Is it a little?
The day before, Tuesday, Kremlin refused to comment on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, meeting his Russian homologist Vladimir Putin on Thursday in Istanbul, Turkey, for direct peace conversations.
“The Russian part continues to prepare the conversations planned for Thursday. That’s all we can say right now.
Zelensky, Refer to, tried to convince Putin To attend direct negotiations and insisted on this Tuesday.
“If Vladimir Putin refuses to travel to Turkey, it will be the definitive sign that Russia does not want to end this warthat Russia does not want, nor is it prepared for any negotiation, ”said Ukrainian presidency chief, Andrii Yermak.
Peskov, however, did not reveal the names of the members of the Russian delegation who will travel to Istanbul.
The meeting between Russian and Ukrainian negotiators in Türkiye will represent, if it really happens, the First direct negotiation Among the parts since the early months of the conflict, which began with Moscow’s attack in February 2022.
