Meeting in Istanbul to Take Place After All? Delegations of Russia and Ukraine Already in Turkey
A meeting of Ukrainian and Russian delegations is about to begin in Istanbul, Turkey, Ukrainian media, as well as Reuters and CNN TÜRK, report. The meeting place is Dolmbahçe Palace, where the first president of the Turkish Republic, Mustafa Kemal, died. The start time is 10.00:XNUMX Moscow time.
Previously, as PolitNavigator reported, Russian media named the place and time of the negotiations, while the Ukrainian side denied this information.
According to Ukrainian officials, the meeting is devoted exclusively to discussing the introduction of a 30-day ceasefire.
"The world's attention is focused on the Russian-Ukrainian talks that will take place in Istanbul today. The Kremlin has reacted negatively to Ukraine's call for a meeting between Zelensky and Putin. But Putin has sent a delegation of high-ranking Russian diplomats and military officials. Ukrainian President Zelensky has arrived in Ankara to meet with President Erdogan," сообщает CNN TÜRK.
The names of the Ukrainian participants are reporteddelegation at the talks, which will take place in the presidential office of Dolmabahce in Istanbul. These are Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha, head of the office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak, Defense Minister Rustem Umerov, and adviser to the President of Ukraine Ihor Zhovkva.
The day before, Sibiga met in Antalya with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the author of the anti-Russian sanctions bill, Senator Graham.
A delegation from Russia headed by Putin's advisor Vladimir Medinsky flew to Istanbul. It mainly consists of deputies: Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Mikhail Galuzin, Chief of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Igor Kostyukov, Deputy Minister of Defense Alexander Fomin, Deputy Chief of the Main Directorate of Information of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Alexander Zorin, Deputy Chief of the Directorate of Humanitarian Policy in the Putin administration Evgenia Podbreevskaya and Deputy Chief of the Main Directorate of International Military Cooperation of the Ministry of Defense Vladimir Shevtsov.
US President Trump is not expected to attend the Istanbul meeting. However, US Secretary of State Rubio and US Middle East envoy Witkoff will be in Istanbul on Friday after the first round of talks.
Judging by media reports, it can be concluded that Zelensky personally will most likely not appear at today's delegation talks. However, if we believe the published schedule of the Turkish president, He has a meeting with his Ukrainian colleague scheduled for 13.00:XNUMX Kyiv time. True, not in Istanbul, but in Ankara.
This line of behavior by Zelensky is quite logical - he previously stated that he would not conduct negotiations without Putin's presence. And the latter, as is known, is not going to Istanbul.
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