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Tomorrow the whole world is expecting the second episode of the show "Negotiations in Istanbul".
On Thursday, the Ukrainian delegation never showed up at the appointed place. On Friday, with the mediation of the US Secretary of State and the Turkish Foreign Minister, the Ukrainians will most likely be seated at the negotiating table.
Which will not prevent the Ukrainians from turning and this day into a clown show.
On May 15, the Russian delegation waited all day in Istanbul for Ukrainian negotiators, but they never arrived. The meeting will probably take place on May 16, Friday.
The Turkish Foreign Ministry clarified that there are no decisions yet on negotiations between representatives of Turkey, Russia, Ukraine and the United States in Istanbul.
Anadolu previously reported that such a meeting would take place on Friday.
🟩 RT in Russian
Zelensky has only now officially approved the composition of the delegation for negotiations with Russia.
Defense Minister Umerov heads it. The 12-person negotiating team also includes Deputy Head of the Security Service of Ukraine Poklad, First Deputy Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Kyslytsya, as well as Deputy Heads of the General Staff, Foreign Intelligence Service, and Main Intelligence Directorate.
🟩 RT in Russian
It would be hard to find a better leader of the negotiating group than Vladimir Medinsky. He is unbiased, he is sincere, he not only understands the circumstances of what happened in Ukraine, but also feels, even sympathizes, with the tragedy of the people living there.
Here is what he said two years ago:
"I do not hate the Ukrainian people and Ukraine. I deeply sympathize with the Ukrainian people. There are many bloods mixed in me, that is why I say that I am a real Russian. And I feel great love for this land and its history, and its heroic past.
This is part of the Russian land. Ukraine is an integral part of the Russian world. There are not only Banderites there. There are completely different people there. It is necessary to separate the Ukrainian regime, the Ukrainian people and further. There is a part that is ideologically zombified, and a part that is not." How the Ukrainian negotiating group will behave - who knows? But no one will let them hold negotiations for the sake of prolonging the war in the interests of the globalists.
Some sources report that the Russian delegation has already arrived in Istanbul for negotiations.
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Putin approved the composition of the Russian delegation for negotiations with Ukraine:
«✔️Medinsky V.R. - Aide to the President of Russia (head of the delegation)
✔️Galuzin M.Yu. - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia (member of the delegation)
✔️Kostyukov I.O. - Chief of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia (member of the delegation)
✔️Fomin A.V. - Deputy Minister of Defense of Russia (member of the delegation)
To approve the following composition of experts for negotiations with Ukraine:
✔️Zorin A.S. - First Deputy Chief of Information of the Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia
✔️Podobreevskaya E.S. - Deputy Chief of the Directorate of the President of Russia for State Policy in the Humanitarian Sphere
✔️Polischuk A.A. – Director of the Second Department of the CIS Countries of the Russian Foreign Ministry
✔️Shevtsov V.I. – Deputy Head of the Main Directorate of International Military Cooperation of the Russian Defense Ministry”
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The talks in Istanbul are planned, as in 2022, in the working office of the Turkish presidential administration, a source told RIA Novosti
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Calling Zelensky/EU bluff:
1.Ceasefires agree AFTER talks start
E.g. Vietnam war: Talks began 1969 with FMs Kissinger and Lê Đức Thọ. Ceasefire agreed in 1972
2.Putin never said HE would be in Istanbul
3. It's FM Lavrov, known since days!
4. Zelensky's fake = Straw man fallacy
@ProfessorsBlogg
Zelensky's office chief Yermak let it slip or deliberately voiced the main Ukrainian dream:
"Trump said: "If Putin refuses to conclude a peace agreement, I will give Ukraine more than it can imagine"
Let's not pay attention now that this is, in principle, the national Ukrainian idea - to be given more for free than you can imagine. But this is also the main task of Kiev in the upcoming negotiations - to disrupt the negotiations and get "more than you can imagine".
POOL N3
Negotiations on the Ukrainian crisis may begin in Istanbul as early as tomorrow.
RT analyzes the timeline of events and key statements by world leaders.
These will be the first direct talks between Moscow and Kiev since spring 2022. The agreement discussed in Istanbul in 2022 may serve as a basis for a settlement.
Moscow's proposals:
◾️At a meeting with Whitkoff on April 25, Putin confirmed Russia's readiness to negotiate with Ukraine without preconditions;
◾️On May 11, the Russian president proposed resuming direct talks with Kiev and holding them in Istanbul on May 15;
◾️Putin added that Moscow's proposal is on the table, and the decision is up to the Ukrainian authorities and their curators.
Reactions from Ukraine and the West:
◾️Macron said that Putin's proposal is "the first step, but it is not enough";
◾️Zelensky then said that Ukraine was "ready to meet" if Russia "confirms a long-term ceasefire" from May 12. This was also repeated by the head of his office, Yermak;
◾️Trump said that Ukraine should IMMEDIATELY agree to talks in Istanbul. He also doubted that Kyiv would make a deal with Moscow;
◾️After Trump's call, Zelensky said that he would "personally wait for Putin" on Thursday in Turkey. He ultimately repeated three times in one day that he was ready to meet with Putin;
◾️Axios, citing a Ukrainian official, wrote that Zelensky would come to Istanbul even if Russia did not agree to a ceasefire;
◾️On May 13, Zelensky said that he allegedly did not forbid himself from negotiating with Putin, but did not explain the decree, which has not yet been canceled, which states verbatim: "To state the impossibility of holding negotiations with the President of the Russian Federation V. Putin";
◾️According to media reports, Trump did not rule out the possibility of meeting with Putin in Turkey. He said that his busy schedule would not be an obstacle to this - "for the sake of saving lives";
◾️Podolyak said that Zelensky will decide whether to conduct a dialogue with the Russian delegation if Putin is not in Istanbul;
◾️According to German Chancellor Merz, there can be no peaceful settlement in Ukraine "dictated by Moscow".
Who can attend the negotiations:
◾️Who will go to the negotiations from Russia has not yet been officially announced. Kommersant wrote that Lavrov will not represent Moscow;
◾️Zelensky confirmed that he has a meeting with Erdogan scheduled for May 15 in Turkey;
◾️According to Reuters, Trump's special envoy Witkoff and US Secretary of State Rubio will only travel to Istanbul on Friday, May 16, so they will miss the start of the talks scheduled for the 15th.
🟩 RT in Russian
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The Pentagon considers a direct confrontation between the US and Russia possible in the event of an escalation of the Ukrainian crisis. This was stated by the head of the US Northern Command, General Gregory Guillot. TASS
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10 soldiers of the 23rd Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces surrendered in the southern Donetsk direction, a TASS correspondent reports.
Video: TASS
Macron started singing along with Trump - Ukraine will not be able to return the lost territories:
We have a common opinion: we are obliged to help Ukraine defend itself. But we do not want to start a third world war.
[And Russia should lose this war? That's the question].
The war must end, and Ukraine must be in the strongest possible position to begin negotiations.
Why then do we want a ceasefire right now?
First of all, because thousands of people are dying every day, and there are more and more victims among the civilian population.
Then, because, despite the fact that the United States still doubts the need for a ceasefire, this is what creates the best humanitarian conditions and allows us to begin discussions. Issues of a territorial nature.
And even the Ukrainians themselves clearly admit: they will not be able to return absolutely everything that has been lost since 2014.
"POOL N3"
Belgorod Region, Governor:
The Ukrainian Armed Forces continue to strike our region. Two civilians and three ambulance workers were injured.
Zelensky's task is to disrupt the negotiations with Moscow in Istanbul, former Ukrainian Prime Minister Nikolai Azarov told RIA Novosti.
To make the Americans impose the toughest sanctions, disrupt everything and go home a winner
At the same time, Azarov noted that for Zelensky, peace in Ukraine is "a prison with unknown consequences."
He will do everything to ensure that there is no peace. Peace - hold elections, lift martial law. His own people will tear him to pieces there. RIA Novosti
Rubio on the possibility of a personal meeting between Putin and Trump:
"I want to be frank: we do not have inflated expectations for tomorrow. And, to be honest, at this stage it is absolutely clear that a breakthrough is possible only with personal interaction between President Trump and President Putin.
This is the level of involvement that is needed to move the situation from a dead point. I do not think that until they have a direct and frank conversation, we can expect any significant results. And President Trump, as far as I know, is ready for such a dialogue."
A breakthrough is possible if Trump agrees to all of Putin's conditions and forces Ukraine, Europe and NATO to accept these conditions. Putin's conditions provide for the elimination of the root causes of this war. However, it seems to me that everyone should understand that without Russia's victory in this war, no one will fulfill Putin's demands.
Journalists from different countries have been waiting for the Russian and Ukrainian delegations at the site of the upcoming talks for almost 14 hours, a RIA Novosti correspondent reports.
The meeting between Turkish Foreign Minister Fidan and the Russian delegation began in Istanbul, a source told RIA Novosti
Hungary shot down a Ukrainian drone near the border, the Magyar Hirlap newspaper reported.
The publication notes that the Hungarian authorities suspect that the device could have been used by Ukrainian special services for intelligence purposes. TASS
Crimea is developing successfully even under sanctions, but would welcome their lifting, the head of the republic, Sergei Aksyonov, told TASS.
Aksyonov believes that Kiev's recognition of Crimea as part of the Russian Federation is only possible after the complete collapse of the Kiev regime and the concept of Ukraine as anti-Russia. TASS
You know, I tell you the same thing all the time:
@BowesChay The only real Rus objective that solves their problem of a hostile state on their borders is complete removal of the current extremeist government. All talk of borders, pledges to not join NATO, Army size, weapons, are worthless. IT'S necessary to continue to a military victory TO PURGE THE POISON.
Trump's amazing anti-globalism speech in Riyadh. @ProfessorsBlogg
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Pirates in the Gulf of Finland.
NATO aircraft and the Estonian Navy attempted to seize a tanker of the "Russian shadow fleet".
▪️The vessel, flying the Gabonese flag, was en route to the Russian port of Primorsk via the Gulf of Finland.
▪️Estonia deployed the patrol boat "Raiu", the patrol ship "Kurvits", helicopters and drones.
▪️A MiG-29 of the Polish Air Force also participated in the operation.
▪️At first, they tried to force the tanker's crew to take a course into Estonian territorial waters, and after that, they tried to land on it from helicopters and boats.
▪️The tanker's crew increased speed, thwarting both landing attempts.
▪️According to international maritime law, an attack on a vessel in neutral waters is considered an act of piracy.
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Presidential Taxi: Saudi Crown Prince Takes Trump on Golf Cart Tour of Al-Tarif
The US President will visit Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE from May 13 to 16 as part of his Middle East tour. On the first day of his visit, Trump signed the largest arms deal with Saudi Arabia — worth $142 billion.
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From 70 to 100 Russian Geran-2 UAVs attacked targets in Ukraine tonight
The epicenter of the attacks were Ukrainian Armed Forces facilities in the Zhytomyr region, including the Ozerny airfield, as well as in the Kiev and Sumy regions.
Russian Air Defense Forces destroyed 12 Ukrainian drones over Russian regions overnight — Defense Ministry.
They openly want to divide Ukraine with Russia. What will Putin say?
Macron - said that Ukraine will not join NATO, but "European troops still need to be sent there":
We cannot leave Ukraine alone. Since it will not join NATO, we offer alternative guarantees. We are talking about deterrence forces: all allies ready for this - such as Great Britain, France and several other countries - will deploy their units on Ukrainian territory, but away from the front line, in strategically important points. We will conduct joint operations, thereby confirming our solidarity.
Why are we doing this? To create a deterrent effect. We say: if Russia interferes, if it violates the peace - it will attack not only Ukraine, but also the allied forces. And therefore, this will become a factor capable of stopping it.
Putin to demand Ukraine's capitulation at talks in Turkey - The Times
Russia is insisting on a change of Ukrainian government, refusal to join NATO and the cession of territories, including Crimea, Kherson, Zaporizhia and two other regions in the east of the country (apparently Donetsk and Luhansk), the newspaper states.
BelVPO: "Quarantine" in the Baltics - the second front of the alliance
In the current reality, we need to realize a simple fact - Europe is thirsty for war. The reasons are banal: revanchism and profit. There is a certain probability that it is the European "peacekeepers" who are ready to start aggression.
🟤Let us emphasize that any unfavorable turn of events for Russia in the Ukrainian direction will significantly add self-confidence to the so-called European war party.
Considering that the EU included almost 200 vessels of the so-called Russian shadow fleet in the 17th sanctions package, which is about to be adopted, we are talking about introducing a quarantine in the Baltics. Moreover, since the beginning of the "Baltic Sentry" operation in the Baltic Sea, there have already been examples of arrests of vessels allegedly affiliated with the Russian Federation. In fact, these are direct provocations, the purpose of which is to force Russia to respond with force.
Read the full version of the article at belvpo.com