Russia is committed to “drastically reducing” military activity in Kyiv and the city of Chernihiv in northern Ukraine done known after the completion of the first day of the new round of Russia-Ukraine peace talks in Istanbul, reports the agency Anatoli.
The head of the Russian delegation in the peace talks with Ukraine after the meeting in Istanbul stated that the presidents of the two countries may meet when the draft peace treaty is approved. The head of the Russian delegation, Vladimir Medinsky, spoke of “substantive talks.”
“As negotiations on a neutrality and non-nuclear status agreement with Ukraine enter a practical dimension (…) it has been decided to drastically reduce military activity in the direction of Kyiv and Chernigov in order to strengthen mutual trust,” he said in a statement. Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin.
The Ukrainian negotiator after the peace talks with the Russian delegation in Istanbul said that Kyiv wants eight countries, including Turkey, as guarantors in the Russia-Ukraine war
Within the next 2 weeks, Ukraine will continue talks with Russia, said a Ukrainian negotiator.
“Unconditional security guarantees for Ukraine, ceasefire, effective decisions on humanitarian corridors and humanitarian escorts, observance by the (involved) parties of the rules and customs of war. Difficult negotiations for peace in our country. The Istanbul round at the moment… “said the Ukrainian negotiator earlier Michael Pontoliak.
The peace talks between Russian and Ukrainian negotiators started in Istanbul at 10.30 in the morning and ended shortly after 14.00.
His choice caused a sensation Turkish President, Tayyip Erdogan to talk about about 7 minutes before the start of negotiations. As Ankara said wants peace and in the future would like to host any top conversations between it President Zelensky and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.
As broadcast by SKAI correspondent in Turkey, Manolis Kostidis, aanalysts in Turkey estimate that the negotiations may lead to some result otherwise Erdogan would not have appeared to speak before they began.
At the negotiating table, the ceasefire and the security guarantees requested by the Ukrainian side.
The “lights” fell – of course, on him Roman Abramovich that while the thriller is still raging about his poisoningis in negotiations and was photographed next to him Ibrahim Kalin the advisor to the Turkish president.
Shoigu: “Russia achieved its main main goals in Ukraine”
“Russia achieved its original main goals “for the first stage of the ‘special military operation’ in Ukraine,” said Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.
“The capacity of the Ukrainian Armed Forces has been significantly reduced, which allows us to focus our attention and efforts on achieving the main goal, the liberation of Donbas,” Soigu said at a meeting with senior commanders in Moscow.
He also said that the Ukrainian army suffered significant losses, while Russia had air superiority, destroying almost completely Ukraine’s air defense system.
He added that 123 of Ukraine’s 152 fighter jets had been destroyed, as well as 77 of the 149 helicopters and 152 of the 180 medium- and long-range air defense systems, and that its naval forces had been completely eliminated.
Criticizing the West for its arms deliveries to Ukraine, Soigu said that “the uncontrolled distribution of weapons to the population and to mercenaries is exacerbating the situation and in the future could pose a threat to the Europeans themselves.”
#BREAKING Ukraine’s negotiator says meeting between Ukrainian, Russian presidents possible after Tuesday’s peace talks in Istanbul
– ANADOLU AGENCY (@anadoluagency) March 29, 2022
Unconditional security guarantees for Ukraine, ceasefire, effective decisions on humanitarian corridors and humanitarian convoys, observance by the parties of the rules and customs of war. Difficult negotiations for peace in our country. Istanbul round right now… pic.twitter.com/SUTAQrAhA2
– Михайло Подоляк (@Podolyak_M) March 29, 2022
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