He noted that over the past six months, Putin, among other things, promised Trump to stop the murder, restore diplomacy and stop the war against Ukraine, present real steps to the world in Istanbul, as well as hold a meeting of leaders to promote peace.
“He took no steps to fulfill his promises,” Sibiga stated.
At the same time, according to the minister, Russia:
- refused to cease to be a ceasefire and strengthened terror against Ukraine;
- continued to nominate ultimatums and imitate diplomacy;
- continued to refuse to meet leaders;
- made terrible terrorist attacks against the civilian population;
- hit the rocket on the government of Ukraine;
- Invasioned into the airspace of Poland and Romania drones.
Sibiga emphasized the need for international pressure on the Coupler country.
“Putin can not be allowed to act with a sense of complete impunity. We once again call on all our European allies, the USA, the“ group of seven ”and others to urgently increase the pressure on Moscow,” the minister said.
Sibiga added that Ukraine supports every effort aimed at terminating the funding of war and depriving the Russian military machine of resources.
“It can and should be coordinated steps on both sides of the Atlantic. But they must be made now, and not later,” the head of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry indicated. “The Russian economy is already in poor condition. Serious additional pressure will force Putin to realize that the continuation of the war threatens its regime and he personally. Let's end this war, stopping the financing of the Russian military machine.”
Over The Past Half-Year, Putin Promized President Trump:
➖TO Stop The Killings, Resume Diplomacy, and End The War
➖TO PRESENT DOAPS TOWARDS PEACE in Istanbul
➖TO HOLD A Leaders' Meeting to Advance Peace
He took no stps to keep his promises. Inst, Russia:
➖ …
– Andrii Sybiha 🇺🇦 (@andriii_sybiha) September 16, 2025
Context
On August 15, Trump and Putin met at the Elmendorf air base in Alaska. Negotiations lasted About three hours. On the morning of August 16, the White House said that Trump after negotiations with Putin called the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky, as well as the leaders of NATO countries and invited Zelensky to the United States.
On August 18, in Washington, a meeting of Trump and European leaders took place, among whom was Zelensky. They talked about guarantees of security and the upcoming meeting of Zelensky with Putin, as well as their trilateral meeting with Trump. On the same day, the US President called Putin, and later stated that he began organizing a meeting between him and Zelensky. However, the Kremlin began to put forward conditions.
On August 25, Trump said that “very serious consequences” may occur if the aggressor country does not sit at the negotiations with Ukraine, and promised to “intervene” if there is no progress in two weeks. The next day, Trump threatened the Russian Economic War if she refuses negotiations with Ukraine.
On September 3, during a press conference after a visit to China, Putin stated that he did not see the point in meeting Zelensky, but does not exclude its holding, but in Moscow. The Foreign Minister Andrei Sibiga called such conditions “consciously unacceptable” and emphasized that at least seven countries are ready to accept the meeting. In response, Zelensky invited Putin to Kyiv.
On September 14, Trump suggested that he may have to intervene in negotiations between the parties, because “Zelensky and Putin hate each other so much that they almost cannot talk.” He admitted that the war, which he was going to quickly complete, turned out to be difficult for him. Trump also first publicly called Russia an aggressor.
