According to Dmitry Kuleba, it will be clear from the position of the Russian Federation whether they continue to speak in the language of ultimatums, or have moved on to a constructive discussion.
The head of the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dmitry Kuleba said that Ukraine has not yet received a response from Russia to the proposals voiced at the talks in Istanbul . In turn, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that Russia is preparing a reaction to Ukraine's proposals.
“No, we have not yet received full answers to the proposals that were voiced in Istanbul. We see certain public comments coming from Russian officials, but we are waiting for a full-fledged formal response from Russia, “ Dmitry Kuleba said at a briefing during his visit to Poland .
The Ukrainian Foreign Minister added that it would be clear from this answer whether the Russian Federation continues to speak in the language of ultimatums, or whether it has finally moved on to a constructive discussion of the agenda and the search for mutually acceptable solutions.
At the same time, according to Russian media , Lavrov said that “negotiations between Russia and Ukraine must continue, Russia is preparing its version of the proposals of Ukraine.” At the same time, according to the minister of the aggressor country, the Russian Federation “saw a much greater understanding of the situation with Crimea and Donbass.” According to him, further contacts with Ukraine are allegedly being worked out.
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Earlier, the Ukrainian side said after the Istanbul talks that Ukraine wants the signatories of security guarantees , which should be similar to NATO Article 5, to be UN Security Council countries.
Adviser to the head of the OP Mikhail Podolyak said that the issue of Donbass will be discussed by the Presidents of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky and Russia Vladimir Putin. The issue of Crimea will also be raised as a separate item. Our side proposed to fix the positions of Ukraine and Russia in relation to the peninsula for 15 years.
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