The Kremlin repeated on Monday the call of President Vladimir Putin to the direct conversations of Russia-Ukraine in Istanbul at the end of this week, but did not say if the Russian leader met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in person.
On Sunday, Putin proposes to resume direct negotiations that are last held in Istanbul in March 2022, while rejected kyiv’s call, backed by European allies, for a high 30 -day fire. Zensky responded by challenging Putin to meet face to face in Istanbul on Thursday.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists that “everything he could say” was that world leaders, including the president of the United States, Donald Trump, and Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, welcomed Putin’s proposal with “understanding and support.”
“In general, we are still committed to a serious effort towards a long -term peaceful resolution,” said Peskov, without confirming if Putin would attend the proposed conversations.
Putin and Zensky have not done so since December 2019, more than two years before Russia launched its large -scale invasion.
Both Moscow and kyiv seem to be trying to align with Trump’s impulse for a rapid peace agreement in Ukraine, while painting the other as an obstacle to their efforts.
The Ukrainian anonymous official told Axios that Zensky plans to travel to Türkiye this week, regardless of Russia’s position on the fire of 30 days.
The Russian senators said on state television that it was unlikely that a Putin-Insky meeting took place in Istanbul.
Peskov also retreated against Germany’s warning on Monday that the EU would impose new sanctions if Russia did not accept the fire at the end of the day.
“The language of the ultimatums is unacceptable for Russia. It is not appropriate. You cannot speak with Russia in such terms,” he said.
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