Will a second round of negotiations in Istanbul be held between Russia and Ukraine? Russian Foreign Minister Sergrov said on Wednesday, May 28, being ready to present at kyiv Your vision Of the “resolution of the Ukrainian crisis” in Istanbul on June 2.
“The Russian part, as agreed, quickly developed a corresponding memorandum, which exposes our position in all aspects to reliably overcome the deep causes of the crisis,” Sergei Lavrov said Wednesday.
KYIV “does not oppose new meetings with the Russians”
For his part, the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Rustem Uumerov deplora that Moscow “continues to delay the delivery” of the memorandum, and added that “the Russians informed us that they had finished the writing” of the document.
kyiv wants to obtain this Russian memorandum so that a possible meeting between Ukraine and Russia “is not in vain and can really approach the end of the war.”
“We do not oppose the new meetings with the Russians and wait for their memorandum,” writes Rustem Uumerov on their social networks, asking the Russians to “keep their promise”
“The Russian part has at least four days before its departure to provide its document for exams,” continues the Ukrainian minister. The latter states that kyiv presented the “document that reflects the Ukrainian position” to the head of the Russian delegation. “They received this document,” he said.
The discussions between Ukraine and Russia took place in Istanbul on May 16. These were the first direct contacts between the two countries since the spring of 2022. The two parties agreed to a great exchange of prisoners that took place in recent days. A total of 880 soldiers and 120 civilians from each camp were released.
kyiv and his western allies have insisted on Russia for weeks to accept a high “unconditional” fire of 30 days in Ukraine. Until now, Moscow has rejected such an initiative, believing that a break in the fight would allow the Ukrainian army to restart thanks to Western support.
Source: BFM TV
