Turkish Foreign Minister: Russia is ready for new talks, awaits Ukraine's response
Russian dictator Vladimir Putin and other representatives of the country allegedly do not mind a third round of negotiations with Ukraine, even at the level of leaders. This was stated by Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan in an interview with TRThaber.
According to him, the closest moment to peace for Russia and Ukraine was the talks in Istanbul. He said that Russia is allegedly ready for the third round of talks and is waiting for Ukraine's response.
Dictator Putin himself is allegedly also in favor of a meeting in the format of presidents.
"What is new about the leaders' summit is that compared to the past, everyone, including Mr. Putin, sees no problem with their current interlocutors getting together. There is no problem with the principle that Messrs. Trump, Putin and Zelensky get together as guests of our president," said the head of the Turkish.
- on May 16, 2025, a meeting of the delegations of Ukraine and Russia took place in Istanbul with the participation of Turkey. These were the first direct talks between Kyiv and Moscow since 2022.
- On May 28, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that he was ready for a meeting with Putin with Trump's participation. However, as of July, it had not yet taken place.
- On June 2, the second round of negotiations took place in Istanbul. The meeting managed to agree, among other things, on a new exchange of prisoners and bodies of fallen soldiers. The Turkish and Ukrainian foreign ministers agreed that a meeting of the presidents is necessary .
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