Putin will not go to Istanbul to meet Zellinski: Who will represent Russia?
propagandaRussian President, Vladimir PutinHe will not travel to Istanbul to meet Thursday with his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodimir Zellinki, according to Karmlin. Late Wednesday afternoon, Carmlin He finally announced who will represent Moscow In what was supposed to be the first direct talks between Ukraine and Russia leaders.
The Russian delegation is headed by Putin’s presidential advisor, Vladimir MidinskiWhich Moscow represented in the first attempt to talk in Istanbul in March 2022. In addition to Medinski, Russia will be represented by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mikhail GalozinDeputy Minister of Defense, AlexanderE Igor Costeukov, The head of the Russian Military Intelligence Agency (GRU).
Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov will not travel to Türkiye. Until the end of Wednesday, Moscow waited for the announcement of the Istanbul talks with Ukraine.
At the end of last week, Putin suggested that Russia and Ukraine sit directly to the dialogue. The Ukrainian president soon answered that he would travel to Istanbul to first meet Putin from the large -scale invasion of Ukraine by Russia in early 2022.
In his evening speech on Wednesday, it was issued before the Kremlin announced the alignment of the delegation, Zelinski said that he was waiting for the final list before making a decision Ukrainian work course. Ukrainian President said that Kiev held several meetings on the form of the meeting in Torke, and added: “I am so Waiting for knowledge of who will come from RussiaAnd then I will define the steps that Ukraine must take. To date, their references in the media are not convincing. “
President of the United States, Donald Trumpand He said in recent days that I was thinking about coming to Istanbul To attend the meeting. Zelinski said that the presence of the American president could be “the most powerful argument.”
“In the week you can change many things – but not. Now, All this is determinedHe declared before the Kremlin announced his delegation.
Previously, Trump said The United States of America can provide additional and difficult sanctions against Moscow if it does not reach an agreement with Kyiv To end your great invasion of Ukraine.
