“We are ready to meet at the level of leaders. And the American side knows this, and the“ Russian ”side knows this. We are ready for the“ Trump -Putin -I ”format, and we are ready for the Trump -Putin format,“ Trump – Zelensky ”and then the three of them … If Putin is not comfortable with a two -way meeting or everyone wants it to be a trilateral meeting, I don’t care for any format,” he said.
According to the head of state, to continue negotiations between Ukraine, the Russian Federation and the United States, several sites are considering. In addition to Istanbul (Türkiye), where the parties have already met, there are options for Switzerland and the Vatican.
Zelensky emphasized the importance of participating in the negotiations of European countries.
“If some meeting, for example, about security guarantees, I really want to be Europeans. This is that they will give these guarantees of security,” he added.
The fact that Ukraine is for the participation of Trump in the meeting of Putin and Zelensky, on May 23, said Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrei Sibiga.
“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.
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 “its territories” to cease to be fire (which exactly was 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 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.
