Putin and Zelensky could meet to sign peace treaty
After finishing the dialogue in the city of Istanbul, the Russian representative proposed a meeting between the president of that nation, Vladimir Putin, and his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, where a peace treaty could also be signed.
Vladimir Medinsky was in charge of giving the information and also anticipated that a ceasefire could be given very soon, and thus end the invasion that has been carried out in Ukraine since February 24.
Meanwhile, the kyiv delegation stated that no concrete agreement has yet been reached, however, they indicated that they handed the Moscow representative a list of demands, which will be handed over to Putin for discussion.
Reduction of military actions
Similarly, Russia assured that there will be a reduction in military actions in the cities of Kiev and Chernihiv in which - according to the spokesman - Moscow has taken "two steps towards the de-escalation of the conflict in Ukraine".
The information was ratified by the Russian Deputy Minister of Defense, Alexander Fomin, who announced that the treaty will agree "on the neutrality and non-nuclear status of Ukraine", establishing security parameters for Moscow and kyiv.
Skepticism about negotiations
For its part, the government of the United States considers that the negotiations between Moscow and Kiev are not advancing "effectively", so they are skeptical about the possibility of a peace agreement.
According to the Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, the US has high expectations about a possible peace pact between the countries in conflict; however, he questioned that "there is what Russia says, and there is what Russia does."
The Pentagon warned that Russia could be reorganizing troops for a new offensive against Kiev and not a reduction in military actions as announced by the Russian spokesman.
"We must all be prepared to see a major offensive against other parts of Ukraine," said John Kirby, the institution's press secretary.
Likewise, the Ukrainian president Volodímir Zelenski assured that the Russian invasion "is coming to an end", at the same time that he ruled out lowering the defensive before the announcement of reducing military actions.