On Friday, Donald Tusk attended the European Political Community (EPC) summit in Tirana. The Elysée Palace reported that a telephone conversation was held with US president Donald Trump just after the Russian-Ukrainian talks in Istanbul were concluded. It was attended by Prime Ministers of Poland and large Britain – Donald Tusk and Keir Starmer, presidents of France and Ukraine – Emmanuel Macron and Volodymyr Zelenski, as well as German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. According to the Ukrainian side, the discussion afraid issues of peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine.
Prime Minister Donald Tusk posted an entry on platform X referring to the conversation with US president Donald Trump. In it he pointed out that The Russians in Istanbul de facto broke up negotiations and refused to break fire, adding that the minute has come to increase the pressure.
Unrealistic demands
On Friday, the first direct talks between Ukraine and Russia were held in Istanbul in 3 years. The Ukrainian delegation was headed by the defence minister Rustem Umierov, while the Russian side was represented by advisor Vladimir Putin, Vladimir Miedinski. Neither Volodymyr Zelenski nor Vladimir Putin participated in the talks.
Donald Trump was besides missing. On Thursday, head of American diplomacy Marko Rubio stated that US politicians had no intention chasing around the planet and participating in meetings that do not work. He besides criticised the composition of the Russian delegation participating in talks with Ukraine.
According to reports from the agency Reuter citing diplomatic sources, the Friday gathering ended after little than 2 hours. origin in Ukrainian diplomacy reported that the demands of the Russian delegation presented during the Istanbul talks are unrealistic and go beyond the existing findings. The Russians were to request that Ukraine retreat its forces from part of its own territory in exchange for a ceasefire.
