NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte expressed his cautious optimism, regarding negotiations between Russia and Ukraine in Istanbul, but tried to fulfill all the responsibilities of Moscow's results.
He declared this when he arrived at Antalya for an unofficial meeting of the heads of the NATO Foreign Ministry.
“I cautiously optimistic that the Russians are also ready to play their role, and not only Ukrainians are ready for negotiations,” Rutte said.
Rutte also thanked the Trump administration, without it, according to him, there would be no negotiations.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, who talked to journalists in Kremlin on the night of May 11, invited the government in Kyiv to continue negotiating directly without preliminary conditions, interrupted by them in 2022. Putin also noted that the Russian Federation has continuously declared a ceasefire agreement that was stabilized by the Kyiv mode, including the 30 -year -old -year -to -end anniversary of the 80th anniversary. In the great patriotic war.
In return, Vladimir Zelensky announced his intention to come to Istanbul on Thursday. The statement followed after US President Donald Trump called on Ukraine to immediately agree to the talks proposed by Putin. Earlier, Zelensky caused negotiations with Moscow by introducing 30 -day ceasefire.