Are you guys somehow trying to walltext this instead of talking about the meeting in Turkiya? Aparently, there may be some short of possibility of Putin and Zelensky actually meeting in Turkiya.
Zelensky said he would be there, the US and the "coalition of the willing" want them both there and ... well, there comes the problem: Putin may not be interested. But it is good that at least the US keeps on the accelerated course on Ruzzian diplomacy and have a good understanding why, after three years of war, the main obstacle for any peace remains ... Putin.
Zelensky said he would be there, the US and the "coalition of the willing" want them both there and ... well, there comes the problem: Putin may not be interested. But it is good that at least the US keeps on the accelerated course on Ruzzian diplomacy and have a good understanding why, after three years of war, the main obstacle for any peace remains ... Putin.
Are you forgetting? Zelensky isn't the president of Ukraine... at least not in Russian eyes. This means that Ukraine will have to either hold elections, or find somebody who has Ukraine authority.
Of course, as long as Z maintains the martial law, there can't be any formal authority for Ukraine that Russia will accept.
Z needs to formally hold elections, or simply remove himself. Otherwise Russia doesn't have anybody to negotiate with.
