Presidential Office Head said it would be if Putin does not come to Turkey for negotiations

Andriy Yermak stressed that it is impossible to negotiate when the Ukrainian people are on attacks of Russian rockets and drones around the clock, so it is important to establish a ceasefire. According to him, as of now, the Russians have not answered any response to the participation of Vladimir Putin in talks in Turkey. "We have confirmed that President Zelensky is ready and will be in Turkey.

Yesterday, there was a very strong and clear statement by President Trump that he is expecting the presence of both leaders in Turkey. He also thinks about the possibility of a visit there. I think that if Putin will not want to come to Turkey. It is ready for any negotiations, ”said the Presidential Office Head.

Andriy Yermak stressed that in the event of Russia's refusal of negotiations, there should be a strong reaction of the United States and the world: new sanctions against the Russian Federation and an increase in military assistance to Ukraine. The head of the head of state also noted that the work on the formation of security guarantees for Ukraine is ongoing. There are already specific proposals from partner countries, in particular the development of a coalition.

"But the most serious and strongest guarantee is a strong, trained, trained armed forces of Ukraine. We are working on this with our partners. We also expect a mineral agreement from the United States to become one of the elements of the future security guarantee system," Andrei Ermak said. Earlier, Focus wrote that on May 11, the President of the Russian Federation declared his readiness to start direct negotiations with Ukraine. Then he declared a meeting in Istanbul on Thursday on May 15.

Later, US President Donald Trump urged Ukraine to immediately agree with the Russian Federation in Istanbul without waiting for the ceasefire. The adviser to the chairman of the Presidential Office Mikhail Podolyak noted that President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Istanbul will not talk to someone except Putin. In general, he questioned that the meeting would take place.