And the Turkish side offered to transfer the occupied territories of Donbass and Crimea to “long-term lease” of Moscow.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky sent a note to Kremlin boss Vladimir Putin outlining peace. The mediator in this was the oligarch Roman Abramovich, involved in the negotiations of the delegations , according to The Times. According to media reports, in response to the note, Putin told Abramovich to tell him that he would “destroy us.”
In Istanbul, Abramovich met with the representative of the Ukrainian delegation Rustam Umerov and the press secretary of the Turkish president Ibrahim Kalin.
“They seem to have made progress in future personal talks, which are due to continue this week,” the paper said.
Kalin, in turn, suggested that Donbass and Crimea be on a “long-term lease” from Moscow, like Hong Kong from 1891 to 1997 with Britain.
“Abramovich and Umerov arrived in Kyiv via Poland, where they met with Zelensky,” the media wrote.
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Earlier, Bellingcat reporters reported that three members of the delegation who participated in the talks between Ukraine and Russia experienced symptoms of chemical weapons poisoning. One of them was allegedly the Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich. The Guardian, citing sources, confirmed the information that the Russian oligarch had symptoms of poisoning.
Recall that in early March, US Treasury officials created a package of sanctions to to punish Roman Abramovich after the start of Russia's war against Ukraine. But Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky advised President Joe Biden during a telephone conversation not to impose sanctions on Abramovich, who could be a useful mediator with Russia in peace talks.
See the special topic: Russia has plans for 30 and 60 days after the start of a full-scale invasion – intelligence But Ukraine is ready for a long confrontation. WSJ: Beware of a false peace in Ukraine Georgia, Moldova and Azerbaijan, which have been under Russian coercion for years, may be a reservation. Russia is increasing troops around Kiev and preparing for an attack, despite statements about changing tasks – the General Staff of the APU Russia also continues to recruit “volunteers” and in unrecognized South Ossetia is conducting a covert mobilization. Russia has transferred 150 people from occupied South Ossetia to Crimea. The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces says they are involved in other regions of Ukraine . Russia is also recruiting “volunteers” to ensure the occupation “order” in the occupied territories. Accept also persons with the removed criminal record. “The goal was not to kill, but to warn,” Grozev said of possible poisoning of delegates in Ukraine-Russia talks Journalists believe the poisoning could have been staged by the Kremlin, which wants to disrupt the talks.
