Trilateral conversations in Istanbul: Hope for peace in the Ukraine War!
Trilateral conversations in Istanbul: Hope for peace in the Ukraine War!
On Thursday evening, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met with a Russian delegation to prepare the upcoming trilateral discussions between Russia, Ukraine and Turkey. These talks are scheduled for Friday, but it is expected that neither the Ukrainian President Wolodymyr Selenskyj nor Russian President Vladimir Putin will be present in Istanbul. This could affect the participation of US President Donald Trump in the talks that returns to Washington from his trip to the Gulf States on Friday and does not exclude short-term stops, so that the probability of his presence in Istanbul drops, like Oe24 reported.
The current situation surrounding the upcoming talks is reminiscent of the first peace negotiations that took place just a few weeks after the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in spring 2022. These conversations that were held in Istanbul were considered potentially significant for the history of peace, but ultimately failed. The military attack on Russia on Ukraine began on February 24, 2022, and although Ukraine was able to successfully defend its capital Kiev, negotiations came into a difficult phase, especially after the known atrocities in Butsha href = "https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/politik-gesellschaft/ukraine-haetten-haetten-die-istanbul-stahrungen-den-kuen-koennen-li.2206712"> Berliner Zeitung reported.
failed negotiations and perspectives
At the beginning of the negotiations, Russia made tough conditions, including the demand for the surrender of the Ukrainian leadership. Ukraine in turn called for an immediate ceasefire and humanitarian corridors. Both sides were initially ready to compromise. Another meeting in Istanbul took place on March 29, 2022, in which a joint communiqué with security guarantees for Ukraine was developed. The contract provided for Ukraine to remain neutral and waive membership to western military alliances.Gazard for the security of Ukraine should be the constant members of the UN Security Council and several European countries. Unfortunately, this negotiation tactic was undermined by the discoveries of war crimes in Ukraine. As a result, President Selenskyj questioned the negotiations and instead called for stronger military support. In the end, this resulted in the Ukrainian leadership banned the conversations with Putin.
latest developments
Despite the challenges during the negotiations in 2022, there is hope for a dialogue. The planned trilateral discussions in Turkey could be another attempt to de -escalate the conflict, even if the circumstances and the modest expectations of the outcome of the talks clarify the reality that the war could continue to stop. The geopolitical location and the previous disputes show how complex the situation is and how difficult it is to achieve a permanent peace.
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