PoliticsWar Zelenskyy and Erdogan met in Ankara; the Kremlin sabotaged the talks and is now getting ready a brand new offensive. Friday, Could 16, 2025

On Could 15, a three-hour assembly between President Zelenskyy and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan occurred in Ankara. It was deliberate that high-level talks between Russia and Ukraine would comply with; nevertheless, as famous by main European diplomats, Putin sabotaged the talks. Polish Overseas Minister Radoslaw Sikorski acknowledged that the Kremlin’s appointment of a low-level delegation demonstrated that Putin was making an attempt to “purchase time.” There’s a perception that the talks will drag on for the complete summer season. Contemplating this, Zelenskyy determined to not take part within the talks, although the assembly will nonetheless happen. Ukraine might be represented on the talks by Protection Minister Rustem Umerov, who will lead a delegation that features navy and intelligence representatives.

“A ceasefire is the primary concern. Though I imagine that Russia nonetheless continues to take the conferences evenly,” Zelenskyy famous.

In line with the president, if there isn’t any ceasefire and no “critical selections,” Ukraine will ask the US, the EU, and the international locations of the International South for applicable sanctions in opposition to Russia, “which is able to turn out to be an incentive for a sooner finish to the warfare.” Nevertheless, US President Donald Trump believes that no adjustments will happen within the negotiations between Ukraine and Russia till he personally meets with Putin.