Kremlin
Dmitry Peskov
Dmitri Peskov warns that “it would be wrong to expect immediate decisions and progress.” Putin-Zelensky Meeting is unlikely.
A Russia He acknowledged today that the resolution of the conflict with Ukraine is “extremely complex”, a day after new Russian-Ucranians in Türkiye ended no agreement of ceasefire.
“It would be wrong to expect decisions and immediate progress”said the Kremlin spokesman (Presidency), Dmitri Peskov, quoted by the France-Presse news agency (AFP).
The Russians and the Ukrainians gathered in Istanbul on Monday for a second round of negotiations under Turkish mediation after a first meeting on May 16.
But so far, diplomatic efforts to find a way out for the Russian offensive produced few results, with Moscow and Kiev agreeing only with AE of bodies of dead soldiers in the front of combat.
“The issue of conflict resolution is extremely complex and involves many `nuances`“, These Peskov.
Moscow intends, above all, “eliminate as causes Deep conflict ”to achieve peace with Kiev, he said.
Peskov praised, however, the important agreements achieved in Istanbul, ensuring that “the Work will continue“.
“We are waiting for a reaction to the memo that was sent, ”he said, referring to the list of requirements what Moscow He handed over to the Ukrainians on Monday.
According to the memorandum, published by the Russian news agencies Tass and Ria Novosti, Moscow requires a “complete withdrawal” from the Ukrainian army Partially occupied regions of Donetsk and Lugansk (east) and Zaporijia and Kherson (south).
Such withdrawal should occur before the “establishment of a 30-day ceasefire”.
Other requirements include the “recognition international legal ”of the four regions and the Crimea, attached in 2014, as Russian territories, as well as the neutrality From Ukraine, at a time when Kiev intends to join the NATO.
All these maximalist requirements have already been rejected in the past by Ukraine, which, in turn, asks for Russian army withdrawal From the Ukrainian territory, about 20% of which is occupied by Moscow troops.
Russian President Vladimir Putin appealed to Kiev on May 19 to find commitments without further details.
Putin’s spokesman did not want to “make public” commitments intended by Putin today.
Peskov also considered unlikely, in a “near future”, a meeting between Putin and the Ukrainian homologists, Volodymyr Zelensky, and American, Donald Trump, suggested by Türkiye on Monday and requested by Kiev.
A White house (Presidency) said Trump was ready to move to Türkiye to participate in such a summit.
Trump, who took office on January 20, said during the election campaign that could end the war between Russia and Ukraine in 24 hours.
The Russian forces were expected to win Kiev in two days when they broke into the neighboring country on February 24, 2022.
More than three years later, the war caused tens of thousands of civilians and military on both sides, and the end does not seem to be in sight, as the Putin spokesman today recognized.
