On 15 Might, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy authorized the Ukrainian delegation for talks with Russia in Istanbul on reaching a simply and lasting peace.
Supply: Zelenskyy’s decree No. 306/2025 on the web site of the Workplace of the President, as reported by European Pravda
Particulars: As introduced, the delegation for negotiations with the Russian Federation will likely be headed by Defence Minister Rustem Umierov. It additionally contains:
- Serhii Kyslytsia, First Deputy Minister of International Affairs of Ukraine;
- Oleksandr Poklad, Deputy Head of the Safety Service of Ukraine;
- Oleh Luhovskyi, First Deputy Head of the International Intelligence Service;
- Oleksii Shevchenko, Deputy Chief of the Basic Workers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine;
- Vadym Skibitskyi, Deputy Head of Ukraine’s Defence Intelligence;
- Yevhen Shynkarov, Deputy Chief of Workers of the Air Drive Command;
- Oleksandr Diakov, Deputy Chief of Workers of the Naval Forces of Ukraine;
- Oleksii Malovatskyi, Head of the Worldwide and Operational Regulation Division of the Central Authorized Directorate of the Basic Workers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine;
- Oleksandr Sherikhov, senior officer of the Major Operational Directorate of the Basic Workers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine;
- Heorhii Kuzmychov, protocol officer of the Workplace for Guaranteeing the Operational Actions of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine;
- Oleksandr Bevz, advisor to the Head of the Workplace of the President.
Zelensky's decree additionally stipulates that the delegation head might, in settlement with him, change the delegation's composition and approve secret negotiating directives.
Background:
- Zelenskyy went to Ankara, awaiting the arrival of Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin.
- Nevertheless, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov mentioned that Putin won’t go to Istanbul for talks with the Ukrainian delegation. As an alternative, Russia despatched a low-level delegation headed by Putin's aide Vladimir Medinsky.
- In view of this, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio sees no probability of a breakthrough within the talks between the Ukrainian and Russian delegations in Istanbul.
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