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2025-05-14 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
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Preparing for Istanbul 2
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Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin:
[ColonelCassad] May 13th arrived and all the threats of the cocaine coalition remained just threats. And so yesterday they were amusingly kicking their legs, counting down, threatening.
As a result, the fighting is still ongoing. And the talks in Istanbul scheduled by Putin for May 15 are in the process of preparation. Russia, the United States, China, Brazil and Turkey support these talks.
Accordingly, the Russian Federation has quite skillfully defused the ultimatum about a 30-day truce.
The cocaine coalition now has to restructure itself and threaten sanctions if Putin does not meet with Zelensky or if Russia does not agree to a truce in Istanbul.
Putin has no reason to meet with Zelensky now. Judging by publications in domestic media, the delegation will include Lavrov, Ushakov and possibly Medinsky (aha-ha). Zelensky said that he will not meet with anyone in Istanbul except Putin. But he may not meet. The issue of negotiations between delegations has been raised, Zelensky is not needed there.
As for the truce, Russia is not against discussing it, but subject to the fulfillment of specific conditions related to the cessation of arms supplies and verification of violations of the truce. Which is unlikely for now.
So for now the war is going on as usual, and on the 15th and a little later we will find out how much the Russian Federation and the US were able to bring their positions closer together and how much the US was able/wanted to bend the cocaine coalition.
More from regnum.ru
US State Department considered the meeting between Russia and Ukraine in Istanbul a favorable opportunity
The US State Department considers the likely meeting of Russian and Ukrainian delegations in Istanbul a critically favorable opportunity for direct negotiations on the settlement of the conflict in Ukraine. This statement was made by Deputy Head of the State Department Press Service Tommy Pigott, broadcast by C-SPAN.
"The President [of the United States Donald Trump ] has spoken out on this issue. He has made it clear that the meeting in Istanbul is a critical opportunity for direct negotiations between Russia and Ukraine," he said.
According to Pigott, the head of the White House has already expressed his desire for Russian-Ukrainian talks in Turkey to take place. At the same time, Trump would like a ceasefire to be achieved first.
The diplomat did not disclose any details about the role of the American side at the upcoming meeting in Istanbul. Pigott also did not answer whether the direct participation of Secretary of State Marco Rubio in the negotiations is planned.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, on May 13, Trump announced that Rubio would be traveling to Istanbul from the United States, but did not disclose the details of his trip. Also, the media, citing American sources, wrote that the US President's special envoys for the Middle East and Ukraine, Steve Witkoff and Keith Kellogg, were preparing for a visit to Istanbul. This has not been officially confirmed.
On May 11, Russian President Vladimir Putin, speaking to journalists in the Kremlin following the work on the sidelines of the Victory anniversary, suggested that Ukraine return to the negotiation process, which was interrupted in the summer of 2022. The Russian leader noted that he does not put forward any additional conditions to Kiev for starting negotiations.
The head of the Kiev regime, Volodymyr Zelensky, did not immediately agree to Putin's proposal, arguing that a 30-day ceasefire must first be concluded. The result was Trump's words addressed to the Ukrainian authorities, who said that Kiev should "immediately" agree to negotiations on May 15.
More from Russkaya Vesna
Kellogg: Trump Will Come to Istanbul for Talks If Putin Arrives There
The US hopes that Putin will arrive for talks in Istanbul, and then Trump will come there too, said the US leader's special envoy Keith Kellogg.
The United States wants to achieve a comprehensive ceasefire in Ukraine and only then move on to territorial issues, Trump's special envoy said.
Possible direct talks between Russia and Ukraine in Istanbul could be a "wonderful meeting."
In the context of the conflict in Ukraine, it is necessary to achieve recognition of the realities “on the ground,” including the incorporation of new territories into Russia, said Deputy Foreign Minister Ryabkov.
Kyiv's inability to negotiate remains one of the key obstacles to the start of negotiations, he noted.
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