Speaking after the meeting with the German defense minister Boris Pistorius in Berlin, Healey invited new sanctions against Russia and emphasized:
“We need to put pressure on Putin who will make him a negotiating table. Now it’s a moment to start negotiating and stopping the war.”
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He added that the Russian president “has the power to stop war – could travel to Istanbul, negotiate and order a ceasefire.”
Green sent a message to Putin
Recall, Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenki said in person to personally will not appear in Negotiations with Russia in Istanbul, but that Ukraine in Turkey is still sent by the official delegation to Rustem Moderner. He added that the delegation would remain in Istanbul and tomorrow “to ensure that there is no surprise” during the negotiation.
He reiterated that Ukraine remains ready for direct negotiations, although he assessed that the Russian side “does not access negotiations seriously”. “If there is a ceasefire at the technical level today, then the journey meeting is no longer necessary,” he said.
He pointed out that the ceasefire cannot be imposed unilaterally and called for allies, including developing countries, to increase the pressure on Russia. He also sent a direct message to the Russian President: “If Putin is ready for negotiations without prerequisites – meet.”
Ukrainian president said that Russia in Istanbul sent a “low-ranking delegation”, although Vladimir Putin previously proposed direct negotiations. “He doesn’t want a ceasefire. He can’t even say, ‘Let the fire starts,” said, “Index reports.
In addition, he praised the US President Donald Trump for the readiness to participate in the negotiations, assess that he “showed political will”, as opposed to Russian leaders.
(Vijesti.ba)
