“We are ready for a meeting of leaders in Turkey in the Zelensky-Putin format, with the participation of Erdogan, [президента США Дональда] Trump. We recently conveyed this signal to our Turkish partners. Türkiye plays an important role in peace efforts,” he said.
The Foreign Minister stressed that Ukraine is ready for a ceasefire. According to him, it is necessary to increase pressure and weaken Russia.
“This is the only way to speed up peace efforts,” Sibiga added. “Putin must realize that he will never achieve his goals on the battlefield.”
The Ukrainian and American negotiating groups are in constant contact, the head of the Foreign Ministry said.
“We are expecting a visit from the American negotiating team to Ukraine to discuss how to move forward,” he added.
Context
Ukraine and Russia, with the mediation of the United States, are conducting trilateral negotiations to end the war. Several meetings took place in January and February in Abu Dhabi and Geneva.
On March 6, US President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff said he expected additional progress in the negotiations in the coming weeks.
However Due to the military operation that Israel and the United States launched against Iran on February 28, the negotiations had to be postponed. The media reported that the next round could be held on March 11 in Istanbul, but it was postponed due to the priority attention of the American side to the situation around Iran.
