Turkey said Russia and Ukraine had made progress in talks to end the war and that the two sides were "close to a deal".
Russian troops invaded Ukraine on February 24, and President Vladimir Putin called his country's operation a "special operation" aimed at demilitarizing Ukraine and weeding out what he sees as dangerous nationalists. Ukraine and the West say Putin has chosen to wage an aggressive war.
On April 2, local time, Arahamia, head of the Ukrainian delegation to the Russian-Ukrainian negotiation, said in an interview with the media that Ukraine and Russia are close to reaching an agreement, but there are still differences on the Crimea issue.
Negotiations are taking place online every day, and a working group of lawyers and diplomats is drafting the final document, Allahamia said. Russia has verbally accepted the terms except for the Crimea issue for the draft Ukraine presented in Istanbul. Ukraine is waiting for a written confirmation from Russia.
According to Alahamia, the Russian side believes that the draft document is sufficiently complete, and the working group is preparing topics for a possible meeting between the two presidents. Alahamia believes that the meeting between the Ukrainian and Russian presidents is very likely to be held in Istanbul, Turkey.
At present, this claim has not been confirmed by Russia.
Head of Ukrainian delegation to Russia-Ukraine talks: Will not sign any document that provides Russia with veto power
On April 2, local time, Alahamia, head of the Ukrainian delegation to the Russian-Ukrainian negotiations, said in an interview with the media that if any document stipulates that Russia has veto power, then Ukraine will not sign the document.
Allahamia said that Russia's veto power means that Ukraine will not have security guarantees, so Ukraine advocates signing a peace treaty with Russia, but security guarantees are provided by other countries, and Russia cannot stop this process. Allahamia believes that Ukraine will allow Russia to accept this position, otherwise it will be impossible to sign any documents.
Allahamia revealed that three NATO members, Turkey, Germany and Italy, are ready to become security guarantors in accordance with Ukraine's vision.
Allahamia emphasized that when Ukraine's security is guaranteed, a referendum will be held to decide whether to revise the provisions of the Ukrainian constitution on non-aligned neutrality; if the referendum supports Ukraine's continued membership of NATO, then Ukraine will hold new negotiations with Russia. .
On April 2, local time, Russian Presidential Press Secretary Peskov said in an interview with Belarusian Channel 1 that Russia hopes to continue negotiations with Ukraine in Belarus, but Ukraine is opposed to this.
Peskov said that the negotiations between Russia and Ukraine are not easy, but the important thing is that the negotiations can continue and the military action can be ended through negotiations. It does not matter where the venue of the negotiations is.
Peskov believes that the double standards of the West have been and will continue in the future, and Russia and Belarus have to deal with them, so patience and persistence are required.
Peskov promised that when Belarus is attacked, it will be regarded as an attack on Russia, and Russia will not hesitate to give it military assistance.
