According to him, Kyiv admits that the meeting could take place in an expanded format.
“We would really like the president to join it [США Дональд] Trump. And we always consistently insist that Europe must be at the table of possible future negotiations, ”said the Foreign Minister.
Sibiga noted that to continue the negotiations that took place on May 16 in Turkey, there can be no conditions, because, except for the “pseudo -historical”, according to his assessment, lectures of the delegation of the Russian Federation, clear agreements were reached there – on the exchange of prisoners of war in the format “1000 per 1000” (which began today), as well as the development of the memorandum of the future of the future unconditional change.
He confirmed that Ukraine is still considering the Vatican as a platform for possible negotiations.
“Yes, we are interested, and we are personally grateful to Papa Leo XIV for this proposal. We would welcome such a meeting in the Vatican,” the minister added.
Context
On May 16, negotiations between the delegations of the Russian Federation and Ukraine were negotiated in Istanbul. The interlocutor in Ukrainian diplomacy told Sky News that During the meeting, the Russian Federation demanded the withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from the “its territories” for the ceasefire (what exactly was being discussed, the channel did not specify). There were other requirements that cannot be fulfilled, the media noted.
On the same day, the Secretary of State of Vatican Cardinal Pietro Passolin said that the pope Lev XIV offers the Vatican as a negotiation platform between Ukraine and Russia after it became obvious that negotiations in Istanbul would not lead to the desired result.
On May 19, after a conversation with Putin, Trump said that Ukraine and the Russian Federation will “immediately start negotiations on the end of the war.
On the same day, Zelensky reported that the next negotiations with the aggressor country can take place in Turkey, Switzerland or the Vatican.
On May 21, Finland President Alexander Stubb said that negotiations between Ukraine and the Russian Federation may take place next week in the Vatican.
On May 22, Bloomberg, citing sources, wrote that the leaders of the United States and Europe hope that the Vatican will be able to attract Russia and Ukraine to peace negotiations next week, but Moscow Not interested in Putin’s trip to the Vatican.
