Ukrainian President Voldymir Zelensky said on Tuesday that he had postponed his visit to Saudi Arabia to express his disapproval between the US and Russia to begin bilateral negotiations to end the war in Ukraine.
“We weren't invited to this Russian-American conference in Saudi Arabia. That was a surprise to us. I don't want a coincidence, so I won't go to Saudi Arabia.” and Zelensky I said After a meeting with Ankara Turkish President Recept Tayyip Erdogan.
“A coincidence” meant that Zelensky didn't want to make a mistake this week for being mistaken for endorsing a meeting held between us and the Russian diplomats in Riyadh.
“The Russian-American conference in Saudi Arabia was a surprise to us, like many others. Yes, we saw the media coverage, but who's going to stay, who's going to leave. I don't know where I'm going. Honestly, I really don't care. What's important to me is that it takes time for our partners to think about us,” he said. I said.
“Every country has a bilateral truck with another country. You can discuss anything, but you can't decide how to end the war in Ukraine without Ukraine,” he argued. .
Zelensky said he rescheduled a trip to Riyadh on March 10 with the approval of Saudi Arabia's de facto CEO, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS).
Sources that are “very knowledgeable about the problem” I said Reuters said on Tuesday that Zelensky “didn't want to justify what happened in Riyadh.”
A little troubling for Zelensky, his host president Erdogan said he supports President Donald Trump's initiative to end the war in Ukraine.
“There is a diplomatic initiative led by Trump and aims to quickly end the war through negotiations. This approach is consistent with the policies Turkey has pursued over the past three years,” the Turkish leader said. Ta.
Erdogan later said he would like to hold another round of peace negotiations with Russia, the US and Ukraine attendance.
The meeting in Riyadh involved Secretary of State Marko Rubio and his opposition from Moscow, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and other other diplomats from both countries. Although both sides appeared to be satisfied with the outcome of these preliminary consultations, as well as MBS, which was not involved in the discussion. It has won some international acclaim To make them possible.
“We didn't just listen to each other, but we've heard of each other. There's a reason to believe that the American side has begun to understand our position better,” Lavrov said. I said After meeting Rubio.
