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1 day ago | 
newsukraine.rbc.ua | Roman Kot |Milan Lelich |Liliana Oleniak
TakeawaysWhy is Zelenskyy personally traveling to Istanbul? Why does Putin not want to go to the meeting? How can the Istanbul summit affect further negotiations? Should we expect new sanctions against Russia? The sluggish negotiations on ending the Russia-Ukraine war have intensified quite dramatically. Against the backdrop of the anniversary of the victory over Nazism, leaders of many European countries in Kyiv issued an ultimatum to Putin to start a truce on May 12.
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4 days ago | 
newsukraine.rbc.ua | Milan Lelich |Daria Dmytriieva
According to Yermak, only American partners have the necessary capabilities to monitor the ceasefire at the front. Although they can involve others, the US leadership is the most important one in this matter. "...because they really can monitor everything with their satellites. And it's extremely important to anticipate actions in the event of a ceasefire violation.
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4 days ago | 
newsukraine.rbc.ua | Milan Lelich |Daria Dmytriieva
According to Yermak, Ukraine's position is to build a just and lasting peace that will be ensured by security guarantees. Therefore, as a first step, a 30-day ceasefire should be declared before any negotiations. The United States, with the participation of Europeans, has the capacity to monitor. "We believe Europe should be involved at every stage because Ukraine is part of Europe, a future EU member.
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4 days ago | 
newsukraine.rbc.ua | Milan Lelich |Daria Dmytriieva
Answering the question whether Ukraine would agree to negotiate with Russia without stopping hostilities if this approach finds support in the United States, Yermak said that Kyiv already knows well what such formats lead to. "But there's another side to this: what would that format mean for the US and Europe, especially in terms of regional security?" he added.
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6 days ago | 
newsukraine.rbc.ua | Milan Lelich |Oleksandra Bashchenko
He addressed Putin, saying that if he is serious about peace, it's time to demonstrate it. He emphasized that it's about a 30-day ceasefire with the immediate start of negotiations, without additional conditions and without delay. If this does not happen, Russia will be forced to negotiate. He says Putin wants conditions, he organized a military parade instead of a ceasefire. If Putin does not return to the path of peace, Europe will respond.
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6 days ago | 
newsukraine.rbc.ua | Milan Lelich |Dmytro Levytskyi |Bohdan Babaiev
According to Macron, support for Ukraine's military will continue. A strong army, he said, remains the best guarantee of security. For this reason, the French leader added, allies must ensure proper funding for military aid to Ukraine. "Lasting peace requires truly international security guarantees. That is why we are strengthening our coalition and preparing a proposal to form a contingent in line with the proposals made in March. This work with partners continues on a daily basis," he emphasized.
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6 days ago | 
newsukraine.rbc.ua | Milan Lelich |Dmytro Levytskyi |Oleksandra Bashchenko
According to the French leader, the Coalition of the Willing must support the decision on an unconditional ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine. “And it should be a ceasefire with the possibility of prolongation, monitoring, and disengagement of forces around the line of control. With the help of all those who want to join the coalition, it will be done and it is very important,” the French president said. According to Macron, there should also be a mechanism to prevent ceasefire violations.
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6 days ago | 
newsukraine.rbc.ua | Milan Lelich |Vladyslava Kovalenko
"You can count on me, on us, on Europe, on Germany. Germany will continue to provide financial support. We want to keep helping Ukraine in the negotiation processes to achieve a ceasefire and peace – these are two sides of the same coin," said the German Chancellor. He added that together with the leaders of the UK, France, and the US, he will continue working on increasing Washington’s involvement in efforts to push Russia to sit at the negotiation table with Ukraine.
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6 days ago | 
newsukraine.rbc.ua | Milan Lelich |Dmytro Levytskyi |Oleksandra Bashchenko
The leaders of France and the UK responded to Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov's statement on the conditions for a 30-day truce with Ukraine. Moscow wants its Western partners to stop supplying Ukraine with weapons during the ceasefire. “Over the past few hours, Putin has put forward conditions for a ceasefire, while we emphasize an unconditional ceasefire. We reject any proposals for additional conditions. Russia and Putin must sit to discuss a 30-day ceasefire.
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1 week ago | 
newsukraine.rbc.ua | Milan Lelich |Roman Kot |Daria Dmytriieva
In the current composition of the Bundestag, the far-right party Alternative for Germany (AfD) will become the largest opposition faction, which will complicate avoiding contact with it for the head of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Friedrich Merz. Especially given the minimal majority in parliament. "It will not be easy for Merz because, on the one hand, part of his political force demands that he maintain the firewall at all costs.
