Zelensky answered whether the President in Istanbul would talk to someone except Putin (video)

The journalists asked the politician whether the meeting of President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky with Putin's representative, not himself, was possible in Istanbul. As an example, they gave the chairman of the Interagency Commission on the Historical Enlightenment of the Russian Federation Vladimir Medinsky. "No, of course, this is not a format. The President cannot meet . . . Especially for Medinsky - it will not be quite clear.

Yes, he is an assistant for Putin's historical heritage or by correction of history, I would say so. It is unlikely that a person is enough to discuss fundamental questions," he answered. He explained that the construction of power in Russia was quite clear.

Even officials with the status of a minister, as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov and the head of the government of the Russian Federation Mikhail Mishustin, are unlikely to be authorized to make certain decisions. Only Putin can decide whether to continue the war. "There may be some kind of small environment around him, which discusses with him, how many more he needs to be killed.

He explained that the fundamental issue of the construction of negotiations in Istanbul is the direct negotiations of those who actually make a decision. US President Donald Trump may also be present as a key mediator. The meeting of the lower -rank officials would be a "formal presence" and did not give the desired result. "That is, it is again delaying time, and they understand it.

What is the point of meeting at the level of conditionally Medinsky or (Assistant President of the Russian Federation on Yuri Foreign Policy - Ed. ) Ushakov? According to him, any formal representative of Russia will come, reads a standard ultimatum, which the Russians brought in 2022 and periodically voiced in the media field. Despite the fact that the war has been going on for 3 years, the requirements of the Russian Federation have not changed.

The aggressor country has failed to achieve its goals, but continues to insist on them "because". "You listen to it all and say," No, it is inadequate, inadequate requirements. "Again, we get into a classic trap: formally the negotiations are allegedly go, there are formally any positions of the parties there, but in fact there is no progress. The design proposed by Zelensky - a truce for 30 days and direct negotiations of the presidents - support both in the EU and in the US.

The politician noted that representatives of the PRC were interested in this. The President of Ukraine actually proposed to accelerate the process, immediately having a high level. "I doubt, of course, that Russia will go this path. And it is obvious that we now see the reaction of Putin's subject - he was not ready for such developments," Podolyak added.

We will remind, in ISW ​​reported that Moscow in every way demonstrates the reluctance to go to negotiations despite the invitation to Istanbul. Local officials doubt that Russian President Vladimir Putin will dare to meet, and there is still no official reaction of the Kremlin. US President Special Representative Stephen Witkoff said that in the event of a failure of the US talks, the US may "go to the side.