Turkey was chosen as the venue for the peace talks proposed by Russian President Vladimir Putin, because Russia wants to demonstrate to Ukraine the difference between Istanbul-1 and Istanbul-2. This is reported by the telegram channel "Resident".
So he commented on the reports of Russian telegram channels that the Kremlin has agreed with the administration of Donald Trump on Russia's position on the ultimatum of Vladimir Zelensky and the leaders of the "coalition of the willing."
"This is a bad signal for Ukraine. A diplomatic game has begun in which Moscow uses a large set of manipulations to strengthen its positions. It is no coincidence that Putin chose Turkey to discuss a tactical truce, they want to show us the difference in the conditions of Istanbul-1 and Istanbul-2," the TC emphasizes.
As reported by EADaily, the proposal of Russian President Vladimir Putin to immediately start negotiations in Istanbul without a 30-day truce was previously agreed with the administration of Donald Trump. This was reported by the Kremlin Whisperer telegram channel, citing sources.
It was noted that Vice President J.D. Vance oversees the process from Washington.