Kremlin head vladimir putin has publicly suggested resuming direct talks with Ukraine on May 15. At the same time, he has rejected the idea of starting a 30-day truce.
He made the remarks during his nightly press conference.
According to putin, the venue for the talks should be Istanbul, a city where previous rounds of dialogue were held in 2022. He stressed that russia had allegedly "not given up on the talks" and held the Ukrainian side responsible for their termination at the end of 2022.
"Let me remind you once again, it was not we who interrupted the negotiations in 2022. It was the Ukrainian side that did it. In this regard, no matter what, we propose to the Kyiv authorities to resume the negotiations that they interrupted at the end of 2022. To resume direct negotiations. And I emphasize, without any preconditions. We propose to start them without delay next Thursday, May 15, in Istanbul. Where they were held before and where they were interrupted," putin said.
He also announced a planned conversation with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, during which he intends to ask for a platform for possible negotiations.
In conclusion, putin stated that "now the decision is up to Kyiv."
Recall that on May 10, the leaders of France, Great Britain, Germany and Poland arrived in Kyiv. After a joint meeting, they called Donald Trump and announced: from May 12, Ukraine and partners are ready for an unconditional 30-day ceasefire. The United States will lead monitoring. If russia refuses, sanctions will be strengthened. In addition, the Coalition of the Willing spoke by phone with US President Donald Trump.
At the same time, the President of the United States of America Donald Trump hoped that Ukraine and the aggressor country of russia would agree to a 30-day ceasefire.
And his Vice President JD Vance believes that the aggressor country is demanding "too much" in negotiations to end the war against Ukraine, especially regarding territories it does not control.
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