Of course, provided that the West has a “constructive attitude”.
Russia wants to hold talks not only with Ukraine , but also with the West. This was stated by Adviser to the President of Turkey Ibrahim Kalin, reports Türkiye. For the talks, all parties, including Europe and the United States, must be constructive, “Kalin said.
The Turkish side says it will make every effort to hold such a meeting.
“In order for the heads of state of Russia and Ukraine to meet face to face, it is necessary to meet certain conditions and achieve some progress in the negotiations. Some distance has been covered in the Istanbul process, but it may take some time for the leaders to come together. Unfortunately, the events of recent weeks have negatively affected this process. But we will continue to move through negotiations and dialogue, not war, with patience and perseverance, “the adviser to the Turkish president added.
Strength :
I would be wary of such statements by the Turkish side. First, there have been cases when the words of the adviser to the President of Turkey Ibrahim Kalin seemed real. That can be explained by Ankara's understandable desire to look in the eyes of the world community as an effective mediator in a conflict that has attracted the world's attention. Secondly, let me remind you that today's statement by Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov on the meeting of the Presidents of Ukraine and Russia did not differ from the previous ones – the same vague wording about the need to prepare for such a meeting, and the same accusations against the Ukrainian side in “blocking” the negotiation process. Third, even if Moscow suddenly whispered to Ankara that it did not mind sitting at the negotiating table with Ukraine and the West, it means that Russia has finally realized the impossibility of achieving its original goal of large-scale invasion of Ukraine and wants to force our country to compromise. now that Russia's defeat is not so obvious. Therefore, Ukraine needs to be more successful at the front in order to sit at the negotiating table with a stronger position. It is necessary to wait, at least, until the Ukrainian defenders seize the weapons provided by the Western partners and use them on the battlefield. And fourth, after President Zelensky acknowledged that his French counterpart, Macron, had offered him part of Ukraine's sovereignty in order to allow Putin to “save face,” we must first think three times about who else Kyiv wants to see at the table. negotiations with Russia during the discussion of the “great peace treaty” and to achieve a consolidated position of our partners, which is in the interests of Ukraine.
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Recall that President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said he was ready for talks with Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin. Zelensky is ready to talk to Putin , but without his mediators and on the terms of dialogue, not ultimatums.
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