Ukrainian President Volodymyr Greenable accused Russia on Tuesday of trying to stretch the time to continue the war of Ukraine And despite the US initiative, he is not seriously interested in peace negotiations, TASR writes according to AFP.
US President Donald Trump phoned Vladimir Putin on Monday on Monday. At the same time, Russian and Ukrainian officials met last Friday in Istanbul at the first direct talks in more than three years.
However, the interviews in Istanbul did not bring the ceasefire, while Greenya accused Putin of sending “empty heads” to the negotiating table. “Obviously, Russia is trying to get time to continue its war and occupation,” He stated Zelenskyj in a social contribution.
Trump marked Monday’s two -hour telephone conversation with Putin as a breakthrough. He also stated that Russia and Ukraine will immediately start negotiations on the ceasefire and end the war. However, the Russian President again rejected the call for an unconditional ceasefire. Putin commented on the phone call more restrained, only stated that he was ready to cooperate with Ukraine to prepare a Memorandum about a possible future peace agreement.
At the same time, the Kremlin insists on the compromises of both sides of the conflict. In response to the request of Russia, Greeny was excluded as a condition for the end of the war withdrawal of soldiers from areas in the east and south of Ukraine, to which Moscow is entitled to. Similar requirements were presented by the Russian delegation at negotiations in Istanbul, Kiev described them as unrealistic.
Both Kiev and Europe are lobbying that Trump will impose a new package of extensive sanctions on Moscow after Putin refused to travel to Turkey for direct negotiations with the Greenland. “Ukraine is ready for any format of negotiations that will produce results. And if Russia continues to lay unrealistic conditions and undermine progress, it must have hard consequences,” he said. For the time being, Trump has excluded the introduction of new anti -Russian sanctions after Monday’s call.
