The Kremlin has questioned this Friday that Russia and Ukraine They reach a agreement within the period marked by the president of the United States, Donald Trumpthat If you do not seal peace with kyiv in 50 days.
“Can you complete such a complicated process in 30 days? Is it obvious how hard”he said Dmitri Peskovpresidential spokesman, at his daily telephone press conference. Trump announced his ultimatum on July 14, so that, theoretically, he would be missing just over a month to end that period.
Peskov recalled that the memoranda projects presented by both sides in Istanbul “are diametrically opposite” and has insisted that it is almost impossible to “approach” postures “overnight.” For this one takes a Very complex diplomatic work“He said.
It is “unlikely” that a meeting between Putin and Zelenski will soon occur
In turn, the Kremlin spokesman Discarded again a summit at the end of August between the Russian presidents, Vladimir Putin, and Ukrainian, Volodimir Zelenskisince the encounter should put “end” to the arrangement. “It is impossible to do it backwards,” he said.
The Ukrainian delegation proposed on Wednesday during the third round of negotiations in Istanbul that Zelenski and Putin meet at the end of August in the presence of Trump and the Turkish leader, Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
The Russian chief negotiator, Vladimir Medianskialready ruled out in Istanbul a possible summit among the leaders of both countries without first closing a peace agreement. “Actually, at that meeting the agreement must not be discussed, but Put you an end, sign (…) gather to, from scratch, discuss everything again, it makes no sense “said.
Zelenski insisted on Thursday the need to meet with his Russian counterpart: “We need the end of the war, which probably begins with a leaders meeting. It will not work otherwise with them. We need an agenda for this meeting, a meeting at the level of leaders. “
