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Russia-ukraine war: Russia and Ukraine had direct talks in Istanbul for the first time in three years, but the ceasefire could not be agreed. Despite the US President Donald Trump’s mediation attempts, the representatives of the two countries had a meeting for about two hours, but it did not have any concrete result. However, there was a consensus on the exchange of one thousand prisoners, which will be the biggest agreement between the two countries so far.
According to a representative of Ukraine, Moscow laid the conditions that were beyond thinking. Russia wanted Ukraine to back from some of its areas before the ceasefire, which was clearly rejected by Kiev. Vladimir Medinski, who leads the meeting for Russia, said, “We have agreed that the two sides will give their opinion on the possible ceasefire. However, Ukraine did not agree on these demands.
Jailonsky appeals to Western countries
As soon as the conversation between Russia and Ukraine came to an end, Ukrainian President Volodimir Jailonsky spoke to France, Germany, Poland and Trump. He said that if Russia does not accept ceasefire, the West should resort to strict sanctions. British Prime Minister Kir Starmer also described the position of Russia as clearly unacceptable and said that western countries should think about their response.
What did Trump say?
Donald Trump said that he wants to meet Putin directly, but could not go to Turkas due to the busy program. He said in Air Force One, ‘Nothing will happen until I and Putin sit face to face.’ Putin had earlier indicated to meet Jailonsky personally, but Istanbul did not attend the conversation.
What is EU-America’s strategy on Russia-Ukraine
European Union President Ursula von Der Leyen said that a new ban package is being prepared on Russia. On the other hand, America and European allies are also deciding strategies to put more pressure on Russia. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andree Sibiha tweeted, “Pressure should be increased further on Russia for complete and sustainable ceasefire.”