The Russian invasion of Ukraine has been going on for more than a month. The update is that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin may meet after the meeting in Turkey. This information has been given by the news agency AFP quoting officials from the Ukrainian side.
Possible meeting between Putin and Zelensky soon
A New York Times report reports that the deputy Russian defense minister has said Russia is ‘increasing military activity near Kyiv and the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv in the first sign of progress as diplomats from Ukraine and Russia discuss a possible ceasefire. will do less. Russia also said it was ready to expedite the deadline for a possible meeting between President Putin and President Zelensky of Ukraine.
Will the foreign ministers meet first?
After talks with Ukrainian officials in Istanbul, Russia’s chief negotiator Vladimir Medinsky has said that the Kremlin is ready to hold such a meeting after the drafting of a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia. According to reports, there will be talks between the foreign ministers of both countries before the meeting of Putin and Zelensky.
The talks between Ukraine and Russia in Turkey come at a time when Ukrainian and Western intelligence officials have warned that despite Ukrainian success in driving Russian troops out of the Kyiv suburb of Irpin, Russian forces are trying to cut off eastern Ukraine. And the attacks are escalating to a humanitarian disaster.