The restoration of Russian-Ukrainian talks is still possible on Friday, but “there is nothing planned at this stage”, A Ukrainian representative introduced to the AFP AFP AFP The negotiations held on Friday in Istanbul. He writes TASR.
The source added that the Ukrainian “teams are ready to work while needed”. He regretted the composition of the Russian delegation at a too low level that, in his opinion, was unable to “make a meaningful decision to end the war”. Russian agencies TASS and RIA also report that Russia and Ukraine have taken a break from the negotiations, writes TASR.
The first direct Russian-Ukrainian negotiations after more than three years ended in Istanbul after less than two hours, Informed news agencies without further details. The source of the Reuters agency from the Ukrainian delegation said Russia has submitted unacceptable requirements. The source in the Reuters statement stated that Russia’s demands are “detached from reality and far beyond everything that has been discussed before.”
In the framework of potential negotiations on the ceasefire, Ukraine were allegedly submitted by an ultimatum that included withdrawal from parts of their own territory in exchange for stopping the fighting. The source described this as “unacceptable and non -productive conditions”, What suggests that Kiev rejects such a proposal as illegitimate and in conflict with the principle of territorial integrity of the state. No reaction has yet arrived on the Russian side, Reuters added.
According to Reuters, this development points to the persistent differences between the enemy parties and the complexity of any peace negotiations, if one party places the requirements that the other considers to be inadmissible.
German federal office Friedrich Merz on Friday described Russian-Ukrainian peace interviews in Istanbul as a “very small” positive signal. During the sixth summit of the European Political Community (EPC) in Tirana Merz, he called for European Union to achieve peace in Ukraine. According to AFP and DPA reports, TASR reports this.
“The fact that they meet today – for the first time in three and a half years – is a very small but positive signal,” said the German office at a meeting of European leaders in Tirana, Albania. Ukraine and Russia had previously negotiated in Turkey in March 2022.
“I very much hope for European cohesion. I hope we will also convince the Americans to work with Europeans to find solutions to end this war”Merz said before the start of the EPC summit, which was initiated by French President Emmanuel Macron in 2022.
