If Putin does not negotiate, pay the price

The first and direct talks between Moscow and Kiev are being held in Turkey to end the war, while from Tirana President Volodymyr Zelensky attacked Putin. He accused the Kremlin chief of playing the theater with attempts at negotiations and said he sent « Kokedly » to Istanbul. According to him, if Putin was not afraid to go to Turkey, the war would be closed.

The war in Ukraine dominated the European political community summit, with leaders demanding an increase in pressure on Moscow, which they say is not committed to peace. In his speech, President Emanuel Mcron reiterated the call for a joint response against Russian aggression among the British Kirs Starmer warned Putin that if he does not sit at the negotiation table he would pay the price.

Turkish President Recep Taip Erdogan emphasized from Tirana the role taken over by Turkey to learn peace between Ukraine and Russia, but said the sensitivity of the issue implies that the parties should be encouraged without imposing. Meanwhile, in her statement on the eve of the Summit, European Commission President Ursula von Der Leyen said they were working on a new package of new sanctions to increase pressure on Moscow.