The president of Ukraine has questioned Russia’s commitment to advancing peace negotiations after Moscow announced on Monday that it would be sending a delegation to talks in Istanbul. One of Kyiv’s main demands is that Russia deliver its negotiation offers to Ukraine. Dmitry Peskov, a spokesperson for the Kremlin, stated that the terms of a ceasefire set by Moscow will be negotiated in Turkey.
However, Moscow is “doing everything it can to ensure the next possible meeting is fruitless,” according to Volodymyr Zelensky. “For a meeting to be meaningful, its agenda must be clear, and the negotiations must be properly prepared,” he stated. Ukraine reiterated its “readiness for a full and unconditional ceasefire” and forwarded its ideas to Russia.
Although there was no breakthrough at the first round of negotiations in Istanbul two weeks ago, a prisoner of war swap was accomplished. In February 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin began a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Approximately 20% of Ukraine is now under Russian administration, including the southern Crimean peninsula that Moscow seized in 2014.
Andrii Sybiha, the Ukrainian foreign minister, reaffirmed on Friday that Kyiv has already provided Russia its own “vision of future steps” and that Moscow “must accept an unconditional ceasefire” in order to open the door to more extensive talks.
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