Despite the deadlock in the conversations – in the Kremlin did not rule out the possibility of a direct encounter between him and Volodimir Zelenski, however, setting a clear prerequisite.
As the Kremlin spokesman said, such a meeting can only take place if there is substantial progress in the negotiations and there is an agreement at specific points.
Moscow: Crucial to persons who will sign the agreements
He even stressed that for Moscow it remains crucial to who will officially represent Ukraine and sign any documents.
Asked about possible contacts with the United States, Peskov said that there had been no relevant communication opening, adding that if the need for Putin -Trump conversation arises, “this will be announced”.
Prisoners’ exchanges and… wireless silence for the requirements
Concerning the next steps after the meeting in Constantinople, Peskov spoke of exchange of prisoners and a list of terms. However, he avoided giving details of the Russian positions tabled at Friday (May 16th), noting that the negotiations should be held “behind closed doors”.
It is recalled that the last personal meeting between the Russian and the Ukrainian president was held in December 2019.
Macron intervention
At the same time, French President Emmanuel Macron said today from Tirana that he was “confident” that US President Donald Trump would “react” to Vladimir Putin’s “cynicism”, following a new Russian blow.
“Against the cynicism of President Putin, I believe, I am sure that President Trump, anxious about the credibility of the United States of America, will react,” he said in a joint press conference with Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama.
It is recalled that a Russian blow to a small bus transporting citizens to the northern part of Ukraine caused the deaths of nine people and the injury of four, according to local authorities today, the following talks in Constantinople between Russians and Russians.
The new Russian attack on Ukraine
“A hostile unmanned aircraft (drone) hit a bus near Bilopilia, killing nine people and injuring four,” Sumi’s military administration said via Telegram.
The vehicle was “heading for Sumi,” the same source said, which earlier denounced the “cynical attack on the Russians on a bus carrying citizens”.
Ukrainian police posted photos of a dark blue passenger van that was almost damaged, with a broken roof and broken windows.
The Sumi region, at the border with Russia, has been facing the escalation of Russian bombings since the Ukrainian forces were expelled in March by the Russian region of Kursk.
“Ukrainians hit ammunition warehouse in Crimea,” Moscow says
Ukrainian unmanned aircraft (drones) struck ammunition storage facilities in Russian occupation Crimea, causing a strong explosion in warehouses where military equipment, weapons and fuel were found, a source from the Ukrainian Security Service told Reuters today.
The source said the storage facilities belonged to the 126th Brigade of the Russian coastal defense forces and were in the village of Perevni in the southern part of the Black Sea Peninsula. Russia occupied Crimea from Ukraine in 2014.
Reuters was unable to cross -check this report independently.
