New diplomatic maneuver of Vladimir Putin? The Russian president today proposed Sunday’s “direct” and “without prerequisite” negotiations between Moscow and Kiev on May 15 in Istanbul, rejecting the West’s ultimatum for complete and unconditional 30 days ceasefire.

“It was not Russia that interrupted the negotiations in 2022. It was Kiev. Nevertheless, we suggest in Kiev to repeat direct negotiations without prerequisites’, Putin supported representatives of the press in the Kremlin.

“We propose at the beginning of Kiev’s repetition of negotiations from Thursday in Constantinople,” the Kremlin’s strong man said, informing that he will talk with the Turkish president in the coming hours. Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

He stressed that talks should focus on the “deeper causes of the conflict” that has been going on for more than three years, but did not rule out that they could lead to a truce.

Russian air attack on Kiev

However, despite Putin’s reports, the war seems to continue: Kiev mayor announced that Ukraine’s anti -aircraft defense units are trying to repel Russian air attack on the capital, shortly after the Ukrainian Air Force.

The attack was launched for a few hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed direct talks with Ukraine on May 15 in Istanbul, which should have, he said, to achieve peace with duration.

Macron: “key” to the development of allied troops in Ukraine

France is discussing with its partners on how they could support Ukraine in war with Russia, however, French President Emmanuel Macron said yesterday in the Le Parisien newspaper, without any further clarifications on the development of military force.

“We are examining the presence and strategic footprint of the partners. Consultations have been preceded by the leaders of the British, France and Ukraine General Staffs, who have coordinated the project with their partners and all this is becoming clearer and progress is made. “ Macron reports in the French newspaper.

‘The key is to have troops in Ukraine’, The president of France underlined.

Large European forces, including France, have put their burden to achieve an unconditional 30 -day truce in Ukraine, with the support of US President Donald Trump.

Macron visited Kiev yesterday, along with the leaders of Britain, Germany and Poland. During their stay in the Ukrainian capital, the four leaders had a telephone conversation with Trump.

The 30 -day truce It is a proposal that the Kremlin can neither reject nor accept. But Europeans’ proposal for Ukraine may force Moscow to an inconvenient option: to reveal Vladimir Putin’s true moods for war, CNN comments.

Europe’s leaders seem to have understood that peace talks with the US did not make sense, as Putin at the same time seemed to plan the attacks during the summer months.