Zelenski challenges Putin in a direct meeting in Türkiye
propagandaUkrainian President Folodimir Zellinski will go to Türkiye on Thursday Personally negotiating with Russian President Vladimir PutinY Waiting for the fire with Russia from MondayAs confirmed this week. Kiev, along with his European allies, called on the Kremlin to accept an unconditional fire for 30 days from Monday before the start of the talks, but Moscow rejected the proposal and asked to negotiate without stopping hostilities.
“We expect a complete and permanent fire, TomorrowTo set the necessary rules for diplomacy. It is not logical to prolong killings. I will wait for Putin (in Torke) on Thursday. I hope the Russians do not search this time for excuses. ”Zelinski wrote this Sunday in X. There was no immediate response from the Kremlin.
His remarks after US President Donald Trump spoke, Click until Ukraine accepts Russia’s last offer For direct talks between the two countries. Trump posted on social networks last Sunday that Ukraine should accept Putin’s proposal Immediately. “At least they can determine whether an agreement can be reached, and if not, the European leaders and the United States will know the situation and they may advance accordingly,” Trump wrote.
Ukraine and its allies insist on high fire.
French President, Emmanuel MacronBritish Prime Minister, Care StarmerGerman Chancellor, Friedrich MirzAnd the Polish Prime Minister, Donald Tuskand They met Zelinski in Kyiv On Saturday, a three -day coordinated invitation issued a truce starting on Monday. The plan received support from the European Union and Trump.
Leaders promise more severe sanctions against Russia if Putin does not accept the proposal. Putin, in data for the media this night, Reject He suggested restarting direct conversations with Ukraine in Istanbul on Thursday “without previous conditions.”
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed in statements broadcast on Russian government television on Sunday The proposal aims to eliminate “deep causes of conflict” This “confirms the true intention to find a peaceful solution.”
During the first months of the war, Zelenski has repeatedly requested a personal meeting with Putin, but his request was rejected. After the Kremlin decision in September 2022 to four regions of Ukraine illegally (Donetsk, Luhanssk, Jerson and ZaporeaNo, none of them in Moscow, Zelinski issued a decree declaring “impossible” to maintain negotiations with Putin.
Erdogan is ready to host negotiations, according to Russia
Putin spoke on Sunday with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, according to a statement of Kermlin. Erdogan, they say from the Russian government, “”Full support for the Russian proposalEmphasizing your willingness to provide a platform for conversations in Istanbul, as well as all possible assistance to organize and celebrate negotiations aimed at achieving sustainable peace. “
Erdogan also spoke to Macron on Sunday, according to a statement issued by the Turkish Presidential Communications Office, saying that A “historical turning point” has been reached In efforts to end the war.
Meanwhile, Russia has resumed huge attacks with drones in Ukraine during the early hours of this Sunday, after its three -day self -truce ended. The Kremlin launched up to 108 offensive aircraftAccording to the information of the Ukrainian Air Force.
