Ukraine and Russia to hold peace talks on Wednesday

Ukrainian President Folodimir Zelinski mentioned Russia and Ukraine will maintain a brand new spherical of peace talks in Istanbul on Wednesday.

“Right now, I (Ukrainian Safety Council President) mentioned Rostam Omrov preparations for the change of prisoners and held one other assembly in Türkiye with the Russian aspect,” Zelinski mentioned in his each day speech on Monday. “Umerov acknowledged that the assembly is scheduled for Wednesday.”

Zelinski recommended new weekend talks, days after US President Donald Trump threatened Russia with “extreme” sanctions if there was no ceasefire between Moscow and Kiev inside 50 days.

Washington additionally pledged new weapons of the Ukrainian military, after Russia has intensified assaults.

Moscow has not commented on peace talks but. The Raya Company in Russia, quoted a supply, mentioned that the talks will happen over two days, Thursday and Friday.

A Turkish authorities spokesman mentioned on Wednesday’s talks will happen in Istanbul, the identical place the place earlier negotiations in Could and June did not work to cease the taking pictures.

This week’s talks can be one other try to finish the battle, which has been happening for greater than three years, and can come after Trump expressed his frustration with Vladimir Putin. US President BBC advised that he was “upset” however “he was not performed” with the Russian chief.

A senior Ukrainian official advised AFP that the Istanbul talks may deal with extra prisoners and a doable assembly between Zelinski and Putin.

Nonetheless, Moscow has lowered the potential of any concrete consequence any time quickly.

Commenting on the potential of a breakthrough, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov advised reporters on Monday that the 2 sides have been “totally opposed” and “loads of diplomatic work in entrance of us.”

Russia has intensified its drones and missiles on Ukrainian cities in current weeks, inflicting civil data. She launched a big -scale invasion of her neighbor in 2022.