31.05.2025 23:13
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that they do not have any information on the topics that Russia will bring up in the second round of peace negotiations expected to be held in Istanbul. Zelensky also mentioned that they discussed this issue during a phone call with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky evaluated the latest developments regarding the Russia-Ukraine War in his traditional video message shared at night.
"THERE IS NO CLEAR INFORMATION ON WHAT THE RUSSIANS PLAN TO DO IN ISTANBUL"
Zelensky stated that they are preparing to take new diplomatic steps by communicating with allied countries to end the war, and he noted: "For now, there is no clear information on what the Russians plan to do in Istanbul. We have no (information), Turkey has none, the USA has none, and other partners have none either. So far, it doesn't seem very serious."
"WE DISCUSSED THIS WITH PRESIDENT ERDOĞAN YESTERDAY"
Zelensky, who stated that he had a phone conversation with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan yesterday, continued his remarks as follows: "We discussed this with President Erdoğan yesterday. Of course, everyone in the world wants diplomacy to work and a real ceasefire to be achieved. Everyone wants Russia to stop playing with diplomacy and end the war. Everyone wants a serious peace, and Russia must do this. The agenda of the meetings should be exactly this. We conveyed our agenda."
RUSSIA CONTINUES ITS ATTACKS
Zelensky mentioned that he received information from Ukrainian Chief of General Staff Oleksandr Syrskiy about the latest situation at the front. Stating that Russia has increased its attacks on his country, Zelensky said, "The most serious clashes are in the direction of Pokrovsk, in the direction of Liman, and in Kupyansk." Zelensky also noted that the Ukrainian army's military operation in Russia's Kursk region is ongoing.