Trump: I didn’t expect that

When asked what the message he was sending to Putin, the President of Ukraine replied, « I’m here, I think, this is a very clear message. »

Putin invited ministers on Wednesday to discuss negotiations in Istanbul, but basically he sent the same to Turkey as in 2022, his assistant Medinsky-led officials who are the level of deputy ministers. For their part, the Ukrainians sent ministers and intelligence service leaders.

« From what we see, it’s more like a props. We’ll think about what to do, what our steps will be after conversations with President Erdogan. We will have a few hours for an important conversation and very important decisions. We need to understand what the Russian delegation level is and what they have –

In Moscow, Putin’s subordinates responded very nervously to the comments of V. Zelensky.

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« Who uses the word » bodice « ? Clown, loser, man with unknown education, ”said Maria Zacharova, a spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry.

Basically, Putin is trying to show that negotiations in Istanbul, in his view, this is also a continuation of the meeting in Istanbul at the beginning of the war, when Russian forces were approaching Kyjiv and Ukraine were offered very ultimatical peace conditions. On the other hand, the Kremlin regime now says that a possible peace agreement must take into account the real situation on the fronts, and it has changed significantly to the disadvantage of the Russians since the beginning of 2022, despite the endless attacks on Ukraine and the very slow Russian attack in the Donbass.

« Putin, of course, does not want to break the fire, but he also does not want to appear to be guilty of the war on the war. Therefore, he is still finding new ways to convince a short that it still makes sense to continue negotiations. I don’t really understand how long it will last.

Thus, it is doubtful that Putin will dare to appear in this round of negotiations. President Donald Trump, who is visiting the Gulf countries, also spoke about this.

« No, I didn’t expect it. Actually, I said, » Why did he come if I didn’t go? I didn’t intend to fly, I didn’t plan, I would have been, but I didn’t plan. I said I didn’t think he would come if I didn’t come. It turned out to be right, « Trump said.

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In addition to negotiations in the Turkish capital and Istanbul, currently in Turkey, Antalya, a meeting of Foreign Affairs of the NATO countries has been held in Antalya, where a lot of Ukraine has been talked about.

« It is impossible to resolve the Russian -Ukrainian conflict military. This war will be completed by a diplomatic way, not the military. The sooner the decision to end the war – the fewer people will die and less destruction.

« We understand that there is no interest in proclaiming or negotiating peace Putin, but just as they want to avoid both sanctions and the pressure he has been promised. Because of what he is doing now – it is trying to confuse all the processes that is proposed, and show that something is happening. The ceasefire of international communities, the US, Europe and Ukraine itself – shows that the intent is not changing, ”explained Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys.

Negotiations between Ukrainian and Russian Istanbul should last two days – that is, this Friday will take place.