By Eliza Popova
Initially, Trump responded to the Kremlin's categorical refusal to participate in the direct negotiations he himself offered. However, Zelensky changed the format and offered a personal meeting with Putin. Trump said he never expected Putin to come without meeting him, and even waited for another 24 hours for the possibility of such a meeting. "There is nothing impossible. However, Moscow has already made its decision.
The team that was sent to Istanbul was less experienced, even inferior to the rank of current US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, which is now in the country," CNN writes. Yes, Russia adheres to the graphic and format that Putin suggested on the weekend, refusing to clarify who they will send. However, the Kremlin probably did not plan to come. Journalists write that Zelensky is now in a difficult situation.
He must remain in Turkey for so long that Trump realizes that the meeting was important to him, but not so much to seem to those who are waiting for the Kremlin. He should either reject Russia's initiative in Istanbul as late and frivolous, or agree and start new negotiations that have not been given results for three months. Trump also faces a difficult choice. He can no longer postpone the issue of Moscow's punishment. Putin abandoned both a 30-day truce and a Trump negotiation.
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