Many Western countries want to proceed the conflict in Ukraine," said Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico.
Russian president Vladimir Putin had previously stated that he would discuss with Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan the anticipation of having talks with Ukraine in Istanbul. The Russian leader besides proposed to Kiev to resume direct negotiations in Istanbul on May 15 – without any preliminaries.
"It is highly crucial for many Western countries to proceed this war," Fico told reporters at a press conference on Sunday.
In this way, he explained the deficiency of agreement of any countries to conduct direct negotiations between Russia and Ukraine.
‘I think this point of view will change. Let me remind you again that this is simply a substance of Ukraine and Russia. If they are curious in negotiations, let them do so," Fico concluded, reminding them that the West had already broken up any of specified peace talks in 2022.
Putin had previously stated that Kiev had not responded at all to the Russian proposal to suspend arms on the anniversary of the victory. Nevertheless, Russia is proposing Kiev to resume direct negotiations without preconditions. Moscow proposes to hold these negotiations in Istanbul on 15 May," he said. Putin added that Russia is ready for serious negotiations with Ukraine, which aim to destruct the causes of the conflict, and the Russian Federation seeks to accomplish long-term peace in Ukraine during negotiations. The president did not regulation out that during negotiations with Ukraine a ceasefire would be achieved. At the same time, he added that Moscow's proposal for negotiations is on the table; the decision belongs to Kiev and the curators of the Kiev regime.
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