[Washington, 28th, Archyde.com]–A senior U.S. Department of State official said on the 28th that Russian President Putin is “not ready to compromise” at this point toward the end of the war in Ukraine, and what decision Ukrainian President Zelensky made. He acknowledged that it was unclear if it had to be done.
Russia and Ukraine are preparing for the first face-to-face ceasefire negotiations. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has agreed to hold the next talks between Russia and Ukraine in Istanbul after a telephone conversation with President Putin on the 27th. A spokesman for the Russian Presidential Administration, Peskov, said the ceasefire negotiations could begin in Turkey on the 29th, pointing out that it is important to negotiate face-to-face.
President Zelensky said yesterday that he is ready to discuss the neutralization of Ukraine and concessions over the eastern Donbas region as part of a peace agreement with Russia.
President Zelensky also stated that a peace agreement would not be possible without a ceasefire and the withdrawal of Russian troops.