Negotiations of the Russian Federation and Ukraine: the Kremlin can delay them all summer - WP

To spread: President Putin shows a delay in direct negotiations with President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky. Such tactics may indicate that negotiations can last during the summer of 2025. About it writes The Washington Post. "Due to Putin's delay, there is a risk that Russia can delay negotiations during the summer, trying to start another offensive in Ukraine for exhaustion, avoiding calls to the US and Europe to an immediate and unconditional ceasefire," the statement reads.

According to the newspaper, Vladimir Putin chose a delicate way, trying to avoid accusations in the event of a failure of peace talks. At the same time, it creates the conditions for the President of the United States of America Donald Trump to stop future weapons and intelligence data to Ukraine if peace talks are not headed. We will remind, the official Moscow stated who is part of the delegation sent to Istanbul.

At the same time, the President of the Russian Federation did not explain why he did not head his envoys. US President Donald Trump will also not be present in Turkey's peace talks on May 15. But he did not rule out the likelihood that he could fly on May 16. Presidential Advisor Mikhail Podolyak stated that Volodymyr Zelenskyy would sit at the negotiation table only with the Russian leader.