Peace agreements in Istanbul: Nutland told why negotiations with the Russian Federation were broken
Former Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nutland voiced this opinion in an interview published on the Russian writer and journalist Mikhail Zigar.
According to her, everything that happens in peace talks was known exclusively by the participants of the dialogue, because they were in a premises where they discussed all the issues of a possible agreement between the two countries, but it is worth mentioning in what position Ukraine was in March-April 2022, because Russian President Vladimir Putin aimed to fully capture the country in just a few days.
According to the former Deputy Secretary of State of the United States, Ukraine was interested in finishing the war and then the Turkish side offered its help. Both sides of the winners came to Istanbul, but no one was aware of their powers. Will Vladimir Putin really sign what his subordinates have agreed, also remains a question.
At the end of the negotiation process, Kyiv decided to ask for advice on where all this was going, because Americans and British were convinced that the main condition of the Russian President was to ban Ukraine with some weapons systems. This would be greatly weakened. "At the same time, there were no similar restrictions for the Russian Federation. It was not required to retreat from Russia. It was not required to have a buffer zone on the border with Ukraine.
It was not forbidden to keep any weapons on the border. Therefore, the Ukrainian delegation was asked in the Ukrainian delegation. About whether this agreement is good. It should be reminded that on September 6 it was reported that the United States helps Ukraine to have a strong position to start peace talks with the Russian Federation, as stated by the White House adviser John Kirby. According to him, Washington is focused on that Kiev has everything to protect it.