The Kremlin refused on Tuesday to say whether President Vladimir V. Putin van Russia would follow conversations with the leader of Ukraine this week, after President Trump had the opportunity to attend himself to join a peace agreement.
In the weekend, Mr. Putin called for direct conversations With Ukraine, while he ignores the requirements of Kiev and his allies to agree with an immediate ceasefire or to be confronted by Monday or to be confronted. Mr. Trump then begged Ukraine to take the meeting, and President Volodymyr Zensky said he would travel to Turkey to personally participate – Mr Putin challenged to do the same.
But the spokesperson for Kremlin would not comment on the question on Tuesday who would lead the Russian delegation for the conversations.
“As soon as the president fits it, we will announce”, the makeup of the delegation, the spokesperson, Dmitri S. Peskov, told Russian press agencies.
Mr. Trump’s suggestion on Monday The fact that he too could travel to Turkey raised the commitment for the conversations, which is expected to take place on Thursday in Istanbul.
The Trump government is increasingly frustrated by the lack of progress in its efforts to come up with a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine. Mr. Trump recently wondered if Mr Putin really wanted to end the war.
Andriy Yermak, the Chief of Staff of the Ukrainian president, said on Tuesday that Mr Trump had made it clear that he would be present both Mr Zensky and Mr Putin for conversations in Turkey.
“I believe that if Vladimir Putin refuses to come to Turkey, this will be the ultimate signal that Russia does not want to end this war – that Russia is neither prepared nor will it be ready for negotiations,” Mr. Yermak said in a statement.
The European allies of KYIV have also increased the pressure on Moscow to agree with an unconditional reinforcement of 30 days, made a proposal by The United States At the beginning of March, Ukraine immediately accepted. During a visit to Kyiv at the weekend, European leaders said that Mr Putin had until the end of Monday to agree and that if this was not the case, further sanctions would be imposed.
No new sanctions had been announced from Tuesday afternoon.
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