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Putin's Memorandum of Peace Treaty: Ukraine is still waiting for a document from Russia - Sibiga

To spread: Ukraine is ready for the next round of negotiations with Russia. However, it is still waiting for Moscow's text of the Memorandum on ceasefire. This was stated by the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Andriy Sibiga on jointly with his Turkish colleague Hakan Fidan Presconference in Kyiv on May 30. "About meetings in Turkey. We are interested in these meetings. We want to end this war this year. We are interested in establishing a truce.

Ukraine will openly discuss it directly with Russia. We have confirmed this during the latest meetings of our delegations with the Russian side," Sibiga said. He added that Ukraine, according to the results of the previous meeting in Istanbul, has already given the Russian side to the Russian side on the next steps and the future truce. "We are also waiting for a memorandum from the Russian side as it was announced. We are waiting for it in advance. It was also promised to the American side.

In order for the next meeting that is planned to be subject, it is important to get a document in advance," Andrei Sibiga stressed. The Foreign Minister explained that it was important for the delegation to go for negotiations to discuss the relevant positions. Sibiga also stated that the next step after possible direct negotiations with the Russian delegation should be the preparation for the meeting at the level of leaders. "The next step is the future meeting of the Presidents.

Vladimir Zelensky and Vladimir Putin. We will be glad if this meeting is in a more expanded format," Sibiga said. Recall that the President of the United States of America Donald Trump is "disappointed" by Russia, which delayed the process of peace negotiations with Ukraine. Neither the Ukrainian nor the American side have not yet seen the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin a Memorandum for a peace treaty that should be on a negotiating table in Istanbul next week.

Focus also wrote that Russia is not going to pass on the US a memorandum on the settlement of war in Ukraine. Like, Moscow "has no arrangements" with Washington or other countries to exchange documents. At the same time, on May 28, the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Rustem Umerov said that he had transferred a memorandum from Kiev to cease fire to the head of the Russian delegation of the winners Vladimir Medinsky.