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WSJ: Ukraine plans to discuss only a 30-day ceasefire in negotiations with Russia
The Russian Foreign Ministry stated that they do not agree to this
The Ukrainian delegation at the negotiations with Russia in Istanbul intends to discuss only the issue of a 30-day ceasefire. The Wall Street Journal writes about this with reference to Ukrainian officials. The Russian Foreign Ministry responded by saying that they did not agree to discuss only a truce.
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Ukraine is ready to talk only about a ceasefire, but for Russia this position is “incompatible” with its approaches
According to the WSJ, Ukrainian negotiators will meet with the Russian delegation only to discuss how to “implement and monitor the unconditional 30-day ceasefire proposed by the administration of US President Donald Trump.” The publication notes that Ukraine agreed to it back in March, but Russian President Vladimir Putin has so far ignored this idea.
A Suspilne source, aware of Ukraine’s position, also says that the Ukrainian delegation at the negotiations in Istanbul is ready to discuss the issue of a 30-day ceasefire.
Rodion Miroshnik, “ambassador-at-large for the Russian Foreign Ministry on the crimes of the Kiev regime,” said that the position of the Ukrainian delegation “is in fact incompatible with the approaches that Russia professes today.”
“Russia has repeatedly expressed its opinion that a ceasefire can only be comparable when a unified settlement strategy is built,” he added.
Erdogan supported the idea of a ceasefire
At these moments, negotiations between the presidents of Ukraine and Turkey, Vladimir Zelensky and Recep Erdogan, are taking place in Istanbul. From the Turkish side, the meeting is also attended by Defense Minister Yasar Güler, Intelligence Director Ibrahim Kalin and Erdogan's chief foreign and security policy advisor Akif Çağatay Kılıç. From the Ukrainian side - the head of the presidential office Andrei Ermak, the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Andrei Sibiga and the Minister of Defense Rustem Umerov.
“As part of the visit, President Erdogan will emphasize our country’s position on the need for an immediate ceasefire and the start of peace negotiations at bilateral and interdelegation negotiations,” Erdogan’s spokesman Fahrettin Altun said .
In addition to Erdogan, China supported the idea of a 30-day ceasefire. After Putin proposed direct negotiations, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said that China “supports all efforts aimed at establishing peace.” In addition, Chinese leader Xi Jinping, during his visit to Russia on the occasion of Victory Day, called on Putin for a “fair” peace agreement on Ukraine.
Photo: President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and the Ukrainian delegation of negotiators at Esenboga Airport in Ankara, Türkiye, May 15, 2025. REUTERS/Huseyin Hayatsever
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