“The deputy does not rule out that Putin will send his foreign minister Sergei Lavrov to Istanbul, but there is no point in meeting him with Zelensky.”, – WRITE: www.unian.ua
The deputy does not rule out that Putin will send his foreign minister Sergei Lavrov to Istanbul, but there is no point in meeting him with Zelensky.
Network predicted that Putin would not fly to Istanbul / photo UNIAN, Nadia PryshlyakRussian President Vladimir Putin, rather, will not appear in the negotiations in Istanbul, and this will mean political defeat for him.
According to the UNIAN correspondent, Alexander Merezhko, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on Foreign Policy and Interparliamentary Cooperation, said this during a briefing.
“Tomorrow is an important and unpredictable day … intrigue is growing, we see it. The intrigue is whether a meeting between President Zelensky in Istanbul and the Kremlin dictator Putin will take place,” he said.
According to the parliamentarian, the latter will not appear in negotiations. “My prediction is this: Putin will not appear in negotiations. And this will mean a political defeat for Putin. This will mean that he is absolutely not interested in starting real talk about peace,” said Neszhko.
According to him, it will be such a signal for the whole world, for the President of the United States of Ukraine Donald Trump, that Putin is “the main culprit that he is not interested in peace and in ceasefire, and sanctions must be imposed.”
“That is, from this point, you can say so, the ball will be on the side of Trump and he will need to fulfill the promise he made earlier when he offered for the first time a comprehensive truce, a ceasefire for 30 days. Putin categorically, as we see, refuses all the proposals of Trump. to use at least something to force Putin, “the committee chairman said.
Yes, his forecast is that “Putin himself will not come, he will send Lavrov to Istanbul.” “But to meet with Laurel President simply makes no sense. Because the principles of mirror should act here. That is, the President can only meet with the head of another state,” the MP said.
He did not rule out that there may be a specific technical meeting between Lavrov and Foreign Minister of Ukraine. “But these will not be real negotiations. Rather, it will be such a technical meeting,” Neszhko said.
In his opinion, Trump is “the only person, the only politician who could make Putin come to Istanbul.” “For example, or when he comes to Istanbul himself and declares that he is ready to take part in a tripartite meeting of heads of states. Or, for example, even with help, as he loves it – it is” Twitter ” – or some diplomacy – for example, to write something like” Vladimir, ” said the parliamentarian.
Yes, notes Neszhko, his forecast that, most likely, “there will be no serious start of negotiations tomorrow.” “The only thing I do not exclude is some kind of technical meeting. But I also doubt it even,” he stressed.
Negotiations in IstanbulAs reported by UNIAN, peace talks between Ukraine and Russia are planned in Istanbul (Turkey) on May 15. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed his participation, emphasizing that the meeting would make sense only in the personal presence of Putin. At the same time, the Kremlin has not confirmed the participation of Russian President in negotiations.
The head of the Presidential Office Andriy Yermak stressed that if Putine does not come to talks in Turkey, it will be time to discuss even more rigid sanctions against Russia.
In addition, Trump expressed his readiness to join the negotiations if it contributes to peace. Zelensky also expressed his hope that the US President would be able to be present.
At the same time, Brazil’s President Luis Inasio Lula da Silva said he would “try to talk” with Putin to convince him to personally come to talks with Zelensky in Istanbul.
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