Ukraine can decide in Turkey: Putin wants surrender, Trump Nobelovka

12. May 2025 at 18:11

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Kiev, BRATISLAVA. At a press conference called by Russian President Vladimir Putin On the night of Saturday to Sunday, there was a hint of an old known requirement: surrender Ukraine.

The Russian President, in front of journalists, who had been waiting for each other by almost 2 am, reiterated the claim that any negotiations should deal with the « basic causes » of the war, which, from the Kremlin perspective, represents mainly the « denacification » of the Ukrainian government – and therefore de facto change the regime in Ukraine.

And although Putin finally proposed direct negotiations at the end of his speech Russia with Ukraine in Turkey Istanbule, so refused to accept an immediate 30-day ceasefire, to which he was previously called by European leaders alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Greeny.

Itself Želenskyj At the same time, Putin called for a personal meeting – already on Thursday in Istanbul. If it really happened, it would be their first direct negotiations and the meeting since 2019.

Not even the weekend talks of European leaders and Greenlands, to which he also joined the distance US President Donald TrumpHowever, the perspective of Moscow does not change.

« So far, Moscow still believes that it can force the Kiev surrender, » says analyst Zdeněk Kříž of Masaryk University for the SME daily, saying that the Kremlin is at least expected to have significant concessions such as the handover of Ukrainian territories that Russia has not yet made militarily.

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Talks of the French President Emmanuel MacronGerman office Friedrich Merz. British Prime Minister Keira Starmer and the Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk However, according to Kříž, they are important with Zelez.

“It was a manifestation of solidarity, but also a reference to Moscow and Washington, that the European powers are in the game and have their idea of ​​how it should end Russian aggression Against Ukraine, ”he says.

Putin’s historical mission

Western politicians are currently pushing Trump with a proposal that had been submitted to Russia two months ago by the United States in Saudi Arabia. However, the negotiations in Riyadh did not approach any peace party.

Unlike the proposal in Saudi Arabia, however, the West now warns Putin that if he is not willing to close a 30-day ceasefire, they will impose “massive” sanctions on Russia and will increase the help of Ukraine. At the same time, Putin was given a decision of 36 hours, responding with his own proposal.