Russian negotiator: De-escalation around Kyiv and Chernihiv “is not a ceasefire”

Turkey’s international minister mentioned “consensus and customary understanding” was reached between Ukrainian and Russian delegations on some points throughout talks in Istanbul on Tuesday. 

“Probably the most significant progress in negotiations has been made immediately,” Mevlüt Cavusoglu mentioned of the talks brokered by Turkey. He hailed the progress made specifically on the “prime precedence of attaining a ceasefire as quickly as doable to pave the best way for a everlasting political resolution.”

Cavusoglu mentioned the “trickier” points at the moment are to be mentioned at increased ranges, with a gathering between the Russian and Ukrainian International Ministers to “make ultimate changes to the widespread strategy.” Following that, a gathering between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is on the agenda, he mentioned.

In regards to the talks: The Russian delegation to Russia-Ukraine talks in Istanbul introduced two steps to de-escalate the battle towards Ukraine following a primary day of talks, Russian state information company RIA-Novosti reported. 

RIA, citing the Russian delegation, mentioned the steps included a “drastic discount in army exercise within the Kyiv and Chernihiv instructions,” and additionally the potential of a gathering between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky concurrently with the initialing of the peace treaty by the international ministers of each nations.

In the meantime, Ukrainian presidential adviser additionally Mykhailo Podolyak mentioned sufficient progress was made throughout talks between Russian and Ukrainian delegations on Tuesday in Istanbul to permit Putin and Zelensky to satisfy. Talking in Istanbul after talks wrapped between the 2 sides on Tuesday, Podolyak mentioned there was now a “chance” that the 2 presidents could meet.