Russia-Ukraine met for the first time after three years under Trump's pressure

Russia and Ukraine held direct discussions in Istanbul for the first time in three years, but no agreement could be reached on the ceasefire. Despite the efforts of US President Donald Trump to mediate, there were about two hours a meeting between the representatives of the two countries, but no concrete result was found. However, the exchange of a thousand prisoners has been agreed, which will be the largest agreement between the two countries so far. According to a representative of Ukraine, Moscow laid conditions that were unthinkable. Russia wanted the Ukraine to withdraw some of its fields before the ceasefire, which Kiev clearly rejected. Vladimir Medinski, who led the meeting on behalf of Russia, said: “We agreed that the two parties would give their opinion on the possible ceasefire. However, Ukraine did not agree to these demands.” Once Zelancesi’s appeal to Western countries ended the talks between Russia and Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelancei spoke to France, Germany, Poland and Trump. He said that if Russia did not accept the ceasefire, the West should use to strict sanctions. British Prime Minister Kir Starmer also described the position of Russia as clearly unacceptable and asked Western countries to think about his reaction. What did Trump say? Donald Trump said he wanted to meet Putin directly, but could not go to Türkiye due to the busy schedule. He said in Air Force One: “Nothing will happen until I sit face to face with Putin.” Putin previously indicated to meet Zelansky personally, but he did not attend the Istanbul conversations. What is the European Union-American strategy on Russia-Cukraine? European Union President Ursula von der Leyen said a new prohibition package was being prepared in Russia. On the other hand, the US and European allies also decide the strategy to put more pressure on Russia. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andree Sibiha tweeted, “the pressure must be increased on Russia for a complete and permanent ceasefire.” Share this story -tags