The president of Ukraine, Volodimir Zelenski, has requested this Friday before the leaders of the European political community a reaction that includes sanctions to the Russian energy and banking sectors if the delegation sent by the Kremlin to Istanbul to negotiate with kyiv does not accept to declare the fire of at least 30 days.
In addition, Zelenski has asked European partners on Friday for a “strong” response to the “Theater” of Russia in the framework of the conversations that are being held in the Turkish city of Istanbul and that are the first direct negotiations between kyiv and Moscow in the last three years.
During his speech at the top of the European political community held in Tirana, the Albanian capital, the president has lamented that Russia has sent to the negotiations “the same team as in 2022”, which demonstrates, as stressed, that “he has not changed his focus on all this time.”
Russia makes many statements, launches many threats, but does not solve anything
“Russia makes many statements, launches many threats, but does not solve anything. They do everything possible to turn this meeting into Istanbul into an empty process, such as 2022 “, He has warned, while accused of Moscow of “destroying the meaning of diplomacy” with their actions.
“If it turns out that the Russian delegation is simply doing a theater, the world has to respond. It takes a strong reaction that includes sanctions against banks and against the Russian energy sector. The pressure has to continue increasing until a real advance is achieved,” Zelenski defended, in a clear message to the European leaders present at the summit.
In relation to the attitude of the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, who announced on Wednesday night that he would not go to the event in Istanbul, has asked to give a “real authority” to the Russian delegation to “end the massacres” in Ukraine. “We have to give diplomacy a real opportunity,” he said.
