“After the sharp statements of President Trump, European leaders, the President of Zelans, who showed that the world is united in relation to the matter of peace for Ukraine, the Russians finally informed that they wrote their” Memorandum “. However, they are released with the transfer of this document [Ukrainie]” – he wrote dies on social networks.
“We are not against meetings with the Russians and we are waiting for their” Memorandum “to meet [w Stambule] It was not empty and could realistically lead to the end of the war. The Russian side has at least four days to depart [na rozmowy w Stambule]to provide us with your document to develop, “the minister pointed out.
Diesov informed that Ukraine gave the Russian delegation a document that reflects its own position. “They received this document. We confirm Ukraine's readiness to a full and unconditional suspension of weapons and further diplomatic work,” he emphasized.
Will the delegations of Ukraine and Russia meet again?
Earlier on Wednesday, the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia Sergei Lavrov announced that the Kremlin proposed Ukraine to conduct the next round of peace conversations on June 2 in Istanbul. He added that Moscow intends to hand over the Ukrainian Memorandum to a peace agreement there.
– The Russian side, according to the findings, quickly developed the relevant memorandum that determines our position on all aspects of reliable elimination of the causes of crisis – said Lavrov, referring to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
He emphasized that the Russian delegation, led by Vladimir Miedinski, adviser to the Russian leader Vladimir Putin, “is ready to present the Memorandum of the Ukrainian side and give the necessary explanations during the second round of direct conversations in Istanbul on Monday.”
Also on Wednesday, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement published on its website reported that Lavrov talked to the Secretary of US State Marek Rubio, whom he informed about “preparing specific proposals by the Russian side for the next round of direct conversations between Russia-Ukraine in Istanbul“.
Earlier on Wednesday, Miedinski, who was the head of the Russian delegation during the first talks of Ukraine and Russia in Istanbul in mid -May, announced that Russia was waiting for a response in the matter of the date and place of the second round of conversations he proposed and the place of the second round, and expects Kiev to give her “as soon as possible.” He added that he talked about it on the phone with dying.
On May 23, Lavrov announced that after the exchange of prisoners of war 1000 for 1000, which took place last weekend, Russia will be ready to transfer a draft document specifying its long -term peace agreement.
A few days earlier, Putin said that in a telephone conversation with President Trump he declared that Russia would offer Ukraine a memorandum regarding a possible future peace treaty and is ready to cooperate with the Ukrainian side in this matter.
On May 16, in Istanbul, the first direct conversations between Russia and Ukraine delegations from the beginning of Russian aggression took place. Moscow and Kyiv agreed to replace prisoners according to the 1000 formula for 1000, which was implemented last weekend. Negotiations, however, did not lead to an agreement on the suspension of weapons, and Moscow stated that certain conditions must be met before it was possible.
