Ukraine and Russia conclude a new and brief round of negotiations in Istanbul. After two months without new meetings, the meeting has lasted half an hour and concluded as expected: without many progress. kyiv has proposed a face to face between Volodimir Zelenski and Vladimir Putin in August, with the mediation of the US and Türkiye. For its part, Moscow wants to create a political, military and humanitarian work group.
“What have we proposed this time to the Ukrainian part? To begin, in order to save time and money to the taxpayers: to train with the members of our delegations three groups that will work online,” said the Russian chief negotiator, Vladimir Medianskiduring a press conference after the brief meeting. He has also specified that there will be a group that will deal with political issues, another of military issues and the last of humanitarian issues, the only one in which there have been advances since the first round in May.
Medinski stressed that both parties addressed “long” the main points of the arrangement memorandes that were exchanged in the second round of June 2. Although he has admitted that “The positions are quite distant”He has announced that conversations will continue to achieve peace. As is known, Russia demands neutrality to Ukraine, which reduces the number of troops from its army and recognizes the Russian annexation of its territories, to which kyiv opposes, which demands a high unconditional fire and international security guarantees.
In addition, Moscow has raised kyiv The 24 and 48 -hour truce statement so that health teams can evacuate wounded soldiers and the bodies of the fallen in different sectors of the front. “The risk for medical teams is too great. Each life for us is important,” he stressed the head of Russian negotiations.
Both delegations have agreed to continue with the wounded and fallen departments in the front. In fact, they have announced that “soon” an exchange of, “no less” will take place, of 1.2000 people per side. However, the Russian part has taken advantage of its word turn to criticize the Ukrainian authorities for “not complying with what is agreed on the field of Kursk.” “Honestly, I don’t understand why this is happening. If they transferred civilians for their safety, they return them. And if they are hostage, as Hamas did, then call them by name,” said Medinski.
Ukraine wants a face to face Zelenski-Putin
Ukraine has proposed to Russia in the round of negotiations maintained on Wednesday in Istanbul that the Ukrainian presidents, Volodimir Zelenski, and Russian, Vladimir Putin, celebrate before August ends, and in the presence of their Turkish and American counterparts, Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Donald Trump. This proposal has been revealed by the head of the Ukraine delegation, Rustem of the artists.
However, the Russian part has rejected the proposal immediately, but not conclusively: there will be no meeting without first closing a peace agreement. “Actually, at that meeting the agreement must not be discussed, but to put an end to sign,” he said of the Kremlin head at a press conference. “Meet to, from scratch, discuss everything again, it makes no sense”he added.
In addition, Ukrainians too They propose a high fire that puts an endat least, to attacks against civil infrastructure, as announced by Umrov, which was appointed last week of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine after leaving the post of defense minister.
Thus, he has detailed that in these meetings, Ukraine simultaneously negotiates three separate aspects: The recovery of civilians, a high fire, and the leadership meeting. “There is some progress in the humanitarian aspect, and this will continue”, “he said. Finally, he has assured that the current round of negotiations has been a bit more relaxed,” with a more realistic atmosphere. “
