Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky in an interview with the library said that during negotiations in Istanbul, the main topics of negotiations should be a complete ceasefire and exchange of all prisoners.
According to him, to achieve sustainable agreements, the reconciliation of third parties is necessary, because “Russians will not trust Ukrainians and Ukrainians will not trust the Russians”. Zelensky believes that only external guarantors, including the United States, can guarantee the implementation of agreements.
The President of Ukraine said he was ready to come to Türkiye to discuss, even when it was May 15, unable to set up a ceasefire agreement. He emphasized that he will make the maximum effort to start a dialogue, which can begin to end the conflict.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin previously proposed to start negotiating directly with Ukraine in Istanbul without preliminary conditions on May 15.