“Russia proposed initially to hold a bilateral meeting at the level of leaders. Then Moscow wants to meet with a tripartite format with US President Donald Trump. This is stated in the statement of President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky for the results of negotiations in the White House. “The US President contacted the Russian side and has stated what diplomatic steps could be. Russia proposed initially a bilateral meeting of Ukraine-Russian”, – WRITE ON: ua.news
Russia proposed initially to hold a bilateral meeting at the level of leaders. Then Moscow wants to meet with a tripartite format with US President Donald Trump.
This is stated in statement President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky for the results of negotiations in the White House.
“The US President contacted the Russian side and has stated what diplomatic steps could be. Russia proposed a bilateral meeting of Ukraine-Russian and then trilateral. We are ready for any format, at the level of leaders, because only at the level of leaders can we solve all difficult and painful issues, ”he said.
The President stressed that Ukraine is ready for a bilateral meeting with the dictator Vladimir Putin and Tripartite, but the question is how a bilateral meeting will take place.
“We do not know any details about a bilateral meeting. The US President and I spoke that all parties should demonstrate the desire to end the war. And the desire of the end of the war is a diplomatic meeting at the level of leaders, ”Zelensky added.
According to him, if one or the other party does not show the desire to meet, then Ukraine asks the US to act accordingly. It is a pressure on the US side.
At the same time, Zelensky added that “we understand what formats can be, so it is likely that our meeting can happen.”
“If Ukraine begins to set the conditions for meeting some global, of course, fair, regarding Stifer, etc., then there will be one hundred conditions on their part. Therefore, I think that without any conditions we should meet and think about what is the development of this path before the end of the war, ”the President said.
According to Zelensky, there was a bilateral conversation initially, and then in – expanded, when the parties discussed in more detail the steps on security guarantees and possible meetings.
“And after that President Trump said that I will go now and will discuss it with Russia, with Putin, to get back to you with Fidbeck, and we spoke Fidbeck. After that, they returned to the oval office together with the President, the President (Trump – Ed.) Said that a bilateral format was offered, and then we would move to the tripartite, ”the President explained.
“It is not established that we are only after this productive meeting with the President and our colleagues that the course is going to a tripartite meeting, and if Russia has offered a bilateral meeting to the President initially, Ukraine will never stop on the way to peace, Ukraine is ready for any format, but at the level of presidents,” Zelensky said.
Recall that Trump clearly defined the goals of his negotiations with European leaders, stating that they will discuss “who will do” as part of security guarantees for Ukraine and “possible exchange of territories” to end the war.
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