““This is extremely important for progress in this negotiation process,” Umerov said”, – WRITE: www.radiosvoboda.org
“The third point of our agenda is a meeting of leaders. We are convinced. that all key issues can only be solved at the level of leaders. This meeting can be involved, for example, the US President. We suggested that the Russian side hold a meeting by the end of this month – from June 20 to June 30. This is extremely important for progress in this negotiation process, ”he said during a briefing in Istanbul.
Negotiations did not lead to specifics about the meeting of leaders, the Russian Agency “RIA Novosti” reported with reference to the Turkish diplomatic source.
The Russian side has not commented on Ukraine at the moment.
At the end of May, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky announced his readiness to meet at the level of leaders of Ukraine, the United States and Russia.
“If Putin does not suit a two -sided meeting, or if everyone wants it to be a tripartite meeting, I don’t mind. I am ready for any format, ”he told reporters.
The Kremlin said that “such a meeting should be the result of specific arrangements of two delegations in different directions.”
On May 11, Putin proposed to hold direct negotiations in Istanbul on May 15 without any preliminary conditions in response to a proposal of the United States, Ukraine and its European allies about the unconditional 30-day ceasefire, which the Russian leader does not accept.
Zelensky stated that he was ready to talk to him personally. US President Donald Trump also stated that he could come to negotiate Ukraine and the Russian Federation, depending on their progress.
In the Kremlin, Putin’s involvement was not initially confirmed, and on the evening of May 14, they announced a delegation where it was not present.
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In the end, the negotiations were at the level of delegations. The party could not make significant progress, but then the exchange of prisoners in a thousand per thousand was agreed. The last stage of the exchange ended on May 25.