Putin's Plan to Present the Meeting in Istanbul as a Continuation of March 2022 Has Failed,

Much show, little content: Europe is not a little closer to peace after the Ukraine talks in Turkey. Anyone who believes that Putin suddenly freezes war at western request sells it for stupid.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sibiga summed up the talks between representatives of Russia and Ukraine in Istanbul, which took place today, May 16.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andri Sibiha stated that the peace negotiations held by the Ukrainian side and the Russian party in Istanbul cannot and should not serve as an excuse for not increasing pressure on Russia. ‘If we give on one side all Russian injections, pseudo-historic declarations, challenges and many others, [...]

The head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine disclosed the details.

Putin's plan will present the meeting in Istanbul as an extension of March 2022 to suffer defeat. This was stated by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andrei Sibiga. In a tweet on his Facebook page, he pointed out what he now says about the “new point of contention”: “Because this is already a completely new dynamic. At the moment there are other conditions and realities.” The key difference between Sibig is the “factor of the United St…

Putin's plan to present the Istanbul meeting as a continuation of March 2022 has failed - MFA Putin's plan to present the Istanbul meeting as a continuation of March 2022 has failed. Ukraine will insist on a ceasefire and a direct meeting between Zelensky and Putin.