Updated to include Zelenskys announcement.Russia and Ukraine will hold new peace talks Wednesday as a follow-up to 2 rounds in Istanbul that made little progress on ending their war, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced.
Today, I went over with [Ukrainian Security Council chief] Rustem Umerov the preparations for the exchange and another meeting in Turkey with the Russian side.
Umerov reported that the conference is scheduled for Wednesday, Zelensky stated in his everyday address on Monday.However, an anonymous sourcetold Russias state news company TASS that the talks would occur Thursday.The Kremlin previously on Mondayappeared to confirm that preparation for another round of negotiations was underway, adding that it would inform the general public when particular dates were picked.
It likewise sought to temper expectations ahead of those talks, stating that a lot of diplomatic work still lies ahead.Zelensky announced on Saturday that Ukraine had actually proposed a new round of peace talks with Moscow for the upcoming week, emphasizing that he was willing to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in person.A meeting at the level of leaders is needed to genuinely make sure peace a truly enduring one, Zelensky said in a nightly address.
Ukraine is all set for such a meeting.Dialogue with the Russian side on detainee exchanges is continuous we are continuing to carry out the agreements reached throughout the earlier meeting in Istanbul, Zelensky said.
Our team is presently dealing with another exchange.Russia and Ukraine have held 2 rounds of direct peace talks this year, the very first on May 16 and the second on June 2.
Both rounds happened in Istanbul.While the 2 warring sides consented to significant prisoner exchanges throughout the talks, there has up until now been no advancement in reaching a broad ceasefire arrangement, not to mention an end to the full-scale intrusion, which Putin introduced in February 2022.
The reports of a possible third round of peace negotiations came a week after U.S.
President Donald Trump provided an ultimatum to Putin, demanding that the Kremlin leader end the war versus Ukraine in 50 days or face a new round of sanctions.