European leaders are ready to wait for the potential meeting of Vladimir Zelinski and Vladimir Putin in Türkiye before they asked the United States to impose new sanctions against Moscow, Bloomberg said sources.
After the talks between US and European officials on May 12, it became clear that Washington wanted to provide an opportunity for negotiations between Moscow and Kiev on May 15, before increasing the pressure on Putin, the agency notes. If Putin refuses to meet Zelensky or Russia does not agree to immediate and unconditional ceasefire on Thursday, then European leaders will call the president Donald Trump To fulfill the threat to impose sanctions on Moscow, according to Bloomberg reports.
As the Guardian newspaper also reported, with the reference to European diplomats, Trump’s statement that Ukraine must immediately agree to Putin’s resumption of direct negotiations, may prevent the United States from persuading the United States to impose sanctions on Russia if a 30 -day truce is rejected. According to the assets, Zelensky had no choice but to accept Putin’s proposal about negotiations in Istanbul about fears of Trump’s insult. Putin suggested negotiations so that the American colleague does not pay and avoid European pressure on the United States, as diplomats believe. They do not believe that the American leader acted “in a conspiracy” with the Russian colleague. Some European officials may come to Istanbul to ensure that Ukraine is ready for negotiations. Trump also admitted that he could go to Istanbul on May 15.
On May 10, during a meeting in Kiev, the coalition of desires called for “a full and unconditional shooting for at least 30 days” from May 12. On the night of May 11, the Russian President suggested resuming direct negotiations with Ukraine without preliminary conditions in Estanbol on May 15.
Zelensky expressed his willingness to direct negotiations with the President of Russia and stated that he would wait in Istanbul Putin “personally”. The Russian president did not announce his existence. Those who will enter the Russian delegation are still unknown. The official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Maria Zakharova She explained that Putin “spoke clearly about the need for the process of negotiating the radical causes, only then it will be possible to talk about the armistice.”
In the Kremlin, in response to the threats of sanctions if Russia refuses to a 30 -day ceasefire, they said: “The alarm language for Russia is unacceptable, it is inappropriate. You cannot speak this language with Russia.”
