American experts sharply about the President of Russia. “Washington's patience is exhausted”
On Thursday, May 15, Ukrainian-American-Russian peace talks are to take place in Istanbul. It is still unknown whether Russian President Vladimir Putin will also appear for the appeal of the President of Ukraine in Turkey.
Wołodymyr Zelnski, who is also to meet in Istanbul, with the President of Turkey announced that he would not negotiate there with anyone lower rank in the Russian political hierarchy than Vladimir Putin, because only he can decide to end the war in Russia.
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He did not rule out arriving in Istanbul on Tuesday US President Donald Trump, indicating that he could fly there if there were premises that it was possible to conclude a contract ending.
According to the Reuters agency, in Istanbul you can expect the Secretary of State of the US Marc Rubio, a special envoy of the US President for the Middle East Steve Witkoff and a special envoy of the US President for Ukraine General Keith Kellogg.
Russian media (“Kommiersant”) reported on Wednesday that Russia will not be represented by the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Sergei Lavrov. Earlier it was announced that he, together with Juri Ruszaków, adviser to Vladimir Putin for foreign policy, can take part in the meeting.
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Until now, it has not been officially informed who would represent Russia at conversations in Istanbul.
There will be no breakthrough. Experts with planned conversations
“I do not anticipate a breakthrough, especially if Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump does not come, what I understand, the chances are small,” says Tadeusz Iwański, head of the team of Belarus, Ukraine and Moldova at the Eastern Studies Center and added that “Putin is not a politician who would agree to accept the challenge of President Volodymyr Zelanski“.
In Iwański's opinion, even without Putin and Trump, high -level conversations in Istanbul will be something new, because there was no such three -way meeting.
“However, I do not have the impression that there will be some important arrangements. I do not believe that the Russians want to suspend weapons, they only play on time” – emphasized Iwański and added that Putin does not want to directly boycott Trump's policy, hence the imitation of the peace process so far.”
“There is more and more talk about additional, sharper sanctions, and the secretary Rubio talks about going further if Putin does not want to talk,” says Matthew Boys, an expert of the American Think Tank Hudson Institute.
In his opinion, Putin is doing what usually does.
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“Russian leader continues his predictable game: he refuses to suspend weapons, which support the US and Ukraine, continues attacks on Ukrainian civilians, is unpleasant – also towards President Trump – condemning everyone waiting, while his spokesmen repeat the inadmissible and maximalistic demands of the Kremlin” – he assessed.
Wołodymyr Zelanski sets conditions
The President of Ukraine Wołodymyr Zelanski earlier declared that In Istanbul, he can only negotiate with Vladimir Putin. It happened After the Russian president called Kyiv to talk in Istanbul at the weekend. According to Iwański, he did it, among others In response to the declaration of European politicians who threatened Russia with harder sanctions.
Initially, the President of Ukraine set a condition that Russia would first agree to a 30 -day arms suspension. However, under the pressure of President Trump's appeal, that Kiev would agree to Putin's proposal, Zelanski surprised everyone and invite the latter to Istanbul.
