While in Türkiye The first conversations between diplomatic delegations that sought to end the war took place, Ukraine launched an attack on areas of Kherson occupied by Russia Since October 2022.
The Proruso Governor of the Province reported bombing of the armed forces and denounced the death of four civilians consequently.
“The enemy bombing has resulted in these people in Velika Lepetija, Mal Explosions, although without regretting victims.
Ukraine, meanwhile, kept silence about this accusation and, on the contrary, denounced before the international community that, during the night, the Russian army had launched More than a hundred drones About Odesa, Yítomir, Chérnigov and Mikolaiv, among other cities, which left at least one deadalthough some 73 of these aerial vehicles were successfully intercepted.
The offensives on the battlefield intensified in recent times, even after the negotiations for a high firewith the mediation of the United States and European allies, which suggests that the end of the war may not be as close as expected.
In fact, this Friday the first face -to -face encounter took place between a Ukrainian and a Russian delegation, who met in Türkiye to talk about the future of the confrontation.
The initiative was approached by the president Vladimir Putin Last Saturday, although it ended up being One of the main absences. Instead, he sent low -ranking officials, without decision -making powerhow Vladimir MedinskiPresidential Advisor for Cultural Affairs; the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mikhail Galuzin; The Deputy Minister of Defense, Alexander Fomin; and the head of the main direction of the General Staff of the Armed Forces, Igor Kostyukov.
This position strongly criticized by Volodimir Zelenskywho is I was committed to attending in person to give solidity to negotiations and be able to achieve significant progress. Instead, he gave up traveling to Istanbul and sent his defense minister, Rustem of the artists; the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Andrii sybiha; the head of the president’s office, Andriy Yermak; and army representatives and intelligence services, all who “They do have real capacity to negotiate an agreement, unlike the Russian counterpart.”
The conversations revolved around the demands of each party, which include the immediate implementation of a high “unconditional” fire for 30 days, the Return of the territories attached to Moscow in 2022las security guarantees for Ukraine once the war ends and the exchange of about 1,000 prisoners of war.
The last thing was the only thing about what real commitments were achieved, however.
“The next step would be to organize a meeting at the level of the leaders”Umérov declared at the end of the meeting that lasted just under two hours, while the Kremlin delegation just said that “The Ukrainian part requested direct negotiations among the heads of State. We have taken note of the proposal”.
However, it is unknown at the moment if there will be another round of dialogues and when it could occur, in case of prospering.
(With information from Europa Press)
