Moscow still has not revealed who would represent the Russian side on the talks planned for Thursday with the Ukrainian side in Turkey about the end of the war.
The sources assessed that Putin, who has long been trying to discredit the Ukrainian president, does not consider Zelanski “for equal“And he will agree with him only in the case of him”public capitulation“.
At the same time, the Kremlin cannot directly reject this challenge because of the US President Donald Trump, whom Putin wants to convince that Russia cares about peace.
In the opinion of Moscow Times, silence around Russian plans is a tactic whose goal is that Kiev and his allies remain in the ambulance. This movement also allows you to change plans at the last minute.
However – one of the sources admitted – despite the fact that Putin's visit to Turkey is unlikely, it still cannot be completely ruled out.
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The portal wrote that The Kremlin deliberately drags tension, and the Russian authorities are currently considering several possibilities. One of them assumes that Putin can fly to Turkey, but he will not meet with Zelanski. Instead he might want to meet Trump there.
Zelanski said on Wednesday that he expected who would represent Russia on Thursday conversations in Istanbul about the suspension of weapons and depending on this he would make further decisions. On Tuesday, he stated that he wanted to negotiate the unconditional 30-day suspension of weapons at a face-to-face meeting with Putin.
