Ukraine is involved in Russian President Vladimir Putin having face-to-face talks with Vladimir Zelensky, in accordance with the nation’s international minister, Andrey Sibiga.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov identified this previous weekend that such a gathering is “potential,” however solely after the negotiators from Moscow and Kiev attain “sure agreements” relating to the settlement of the Ukraine battle.
Sibiga was requested by Euronews on Tuesday about Kiev’s response to Pope Leo XIV’s provide to host the continuation of talks between Russia and Ukraine on the Vatican. The dialogue restarted after a three-year break in Istanbul, Türkiye final week.
“I can affirm to you that proposals to prepare potential contacts, together with on the degree of leaders, had been made by the Vatican,” he replied.
Kiev is able to “think about potential venues for such a gathering,” the international minister mentioned, referring to the potential Putin-Zelensky talks.
The Ukrainian chief would additionally prefer to get along with US President Donald Trump, Sibiga added.
After Putin provided for the edges to interact in unconditional direct talks in Istanbul on Could 15, Zelensky mentioned that he would arrive in Türkiye, however insisted that he would solely discuss with the Russian president, who by no means voiced an intention to participate within the assembly personally.
Zelensky finally modified his stance on the difficulty and the talks taking proceeded with a one-day delay, involving a Russian delegation headed by presidential adviser Vladimir Medinsky and a Ukrainian workforce led by Protection Minister Rustem Umerov.
In accordance with Medinsky, the Ukrainians have additionally requested for a gathering between Putin and Zelensky through the negotiations in Istanbul, with their request being “taken under consideration” by Moscow.
Following the telephone name between Putin and Trump on Monday, the US president claimed that Moscow and Kiev would instantly start direct negotiations on introducing a ceasefire. Putin, on his half, mentioned that Russia would work with the Ukrainian aspect to draft a memorandum on a possible future peace treaty that might define a “vary of provisions,” together with the timeline for a possible non permanent truce “ought to the mandatory agreements be reached.”
