“[Зеленский] – A strong leader who always keeps his word. He will be ready for any format of negotiations, ”said Yermak. He emphasized that the position of Ukraine remains unchanged: negotiations should begin with a complete and unconditional ceasefire.
According to Ermak, if Putin does not go to Turkey, this will be a very clear signal to the whole world that he does not want to stop the war he had begun and does not want serious negotiations.
The head of the OP believes that US President Donald Trump, who insisted at the negotiations of Ukraine and the Russian Federation, will understand the signal if Putin does not arrive. The absence of an illegitimate Russian president in negotiations will become a signal to all partners of Ukraine, primarily the United States, that it is necessary to increase pressure on Russia in all ways, primarily at the expense of the new package of sanctions, Yermak said.
To the question of whether Ukraine is interested in direct negotiations with the Russian Federation, the head of the OP replied: “We do not trust Russia. Vladimir Putin personally decided to start this war, and he continues to kill our people, our children … But we want to put an end to this conflict and are ready to accept any format of negotiations. Of course, this war cannot be completed without the country that began it.”
According to him, Ukraine insists on the need to participate in the discussions of the United States and European allies. According to him, the partners should not only witness the lies and pressure of Moscow, but to occupy a special position and be part of the decision, since Ukraine is in Europe and is the future member of the EU.
Context
On the night of May 11, Putin proposed to Ukraine resume direct negotiations “without preliminary conditions “ In Istanbul on May 15.
President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky said that Ukraine is waiting for confirmation of the ceasefire from Russia from May 12 and is ready to meet for peace negotiations, as well as what will wait for Putin on May 15 in Turkey personally.
On May 11, the special representative of US President Donald Trump in Ukraine Keith Kellogi noted that for negotiations about the world in Ukraine, it is first necessary to achieve a ceasefire, and not vice versa.
On May 12, the speaker of the illegitimate Russian president Dmitry Peskov said that “Putin clearly and unequivocally outlined the position of resuming negotiations with Ukraine without preliminary conditions” and that Russia is allegedly tuned to a serious search for ways of long -term regulation of the war. “But, in fact, he did not answer whether Putin was going to negotiate in Turkey. Zelensky called the” very strange “silence of Moscow The meeting in Turkey for peace negotiations.
On the same day, in the report of the American Institute for the Study of War, they said that Russian officials probably create conditions for Putin so that he could reject Zelensky’s invitation to meet on May 15 in Istanbul.
