Talks with Russia can be productive only after ceasefire, says Foreign Ministry
Photo: Foreign Minister of Ukraine Andrii Sybiha (Vitalii Nosach/RBC-Ukraine)
No decisions "on the path to peace" can be made without Ukraine’s participation, and negotiations can be productive only after a ceasefire, according to a post on social media X by Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha.
The foreign minister stressed that Ukraine’s and its partners’ position on the path to peace is principled and clear: "No one wants peace more than Ukrainians. No one wants peace more than Europeans."
"But Russia sees its very purpose in waging war. Russia prefers to build new walls on our path to a just and lasting peace. It wants to seal away our freedom," Sybiha said.
He added that "the transatlantic unity of democracies is stronger than Russian imperialism."
In his view, "it is through our shared transatlantic strength that we can achieve a dignified peace built on reliable security."
Trump-Putin meeting in Alaska
On Friday, August 15, US President Donald Trump will meet Vladimir Putin in Anchorage, Alaska.
The leaders will discuss a ceasefire and outline possible scenarios for ending the war between Ukraine and Russia.
According to media reports, during the summit, Putin may propose that Trump officially recognize the Donetsk and Luhansk regions as Russian territory in exchange for withdrawing troops from the occupied areas of the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions.
However, President Zelenskyy rejected the possibility of such a scenario being implemented.
US Vice President JD Vance assured that Trump will not pressure Ukraine into a peace deal with Russia.
The US president said there is a 25% chance of the talks with Putin failing. If the meeting brings no results, Trump is ready to impose sanctions on Russia.
