“Today I spoke with Rustem Umrov about the preparations for the exchange of prisoners and about a new meeting in Türkiye with the Russian part. Tomorrow there will be more details”Said the Ukrainian president on Monday in a televised message.
Uumrovsecretary of the National Security Council and the defense of Ukraine, is One of Zelenski’s greatest men. Until last week he was Minister of Defense, and before he had headed the Ukrainian delegation in the previous rounds held in Istanbul.
In those meetings, Both parties agreed to exchange prisoners and the bodies of fallen soldiers. kyiv now insists on A cessation of immediate and unconditional fire of 30 daysbut The Kremlin refuses to accept it.
The meeting in Türkiye It still has no confirmed date or formatbut the Ukrainian government said that in the next few hours there will be more details about the possible diplomatic roadmap.
The Kremlin reaffirmed its goals in Ukraine but did not rule out an agreement
Presidential spokesman Dmitri Peskov reiterated that Russia’s objectives in the war with Ukraine remain intactalthough he acknowledged that there could be room to achieve a diplomatic understanding.
“The main thing for us is to achieve our goals. Our objectives are understandable, obvious and constant”, He said in an interview with Russian public television, at more than three years since the beginning of the invasion.
Peskov alluded in particular to The territories of Donetsk, Lugansk, Jersón and Zaporiyiafour Ukrainian regions that Moscow considers annexed, although the international community does not recognize its sovereign control.
Despite the firm tone, The spokesman left the door open to a possible agreementalthough it did not provide details on possible conditions or valid interlocutors.
For now, The Kremlin insists that he will not accept territorial setbackswhile Ukraine requires a total withdrawal as a minimum base for any dialogue.
Source: Ambito
