“European leaders are ready to wait for a possible meeting of President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky with the head of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin in Turkey before pressing on the United States to impose new sanctions against Moscow.”, – WRITE: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: “European Truth” with reference to Bloomberg
Details: According to the agency’s informed agency interlocutors, US and European officials had negotiations on May 12 and, according to their results, it became clear that the United States wanted to allow negotiations between Russia and Ukraine on May 15, before increasing Putin’s pressure.
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The sources of the agency say that if the Kremlin head refuses to meet with Zelensky or Russia disagrees the immediate and unconditional cease ceasefire on May 15, then European leaders will call for US President Donald Trump to fulfill their threat and impose new sanctions against Moscow.
At the same time, it is noted that on May 12, the Americans did not answer whether they were ready to impose sanctions against Russia if it attacked Ukraine this week. They also did not say what they would do if Putin refuses to meet Zelensky and continue to attack Ukraine.
Prehistory:
- Earlier, the head of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin stated that he was set to “direct negotiations” with Kiev in Istanbul on May 15.
- Subsequently, Trump announced that he demanded that Ukraine agree to a meeting with the Russian Federation in Istanbul, despite the fact that Moscow ignores the condition of “a truce first, then negotiations.”
- In turn, Zelensky said that he was ready to speak personally with the ruler of the Russian Federation on Thursday in Istanbul, and after that the US president stated that he did not exclude his visit to Turkey on May 15.
- And in the EU, in turn, they consider the possibility of imposing sanctions against a consortium, which operates the Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline, if Russia does not start ceasefire within the planned period.