Russian President Vladimir Putin has not yet seen any breakthroughs in the peace talks with Ukraine. But they note the fact that the Ukrainian delegation has passed written proposals.
This was reported at a briefing by the press secretary of the Russian president, Dmitry Peskov.
According to him, a positive moment at the talks was the fact that the Ukrainian side began to specifically formulate and put on paper their proposals.
"So far it has not been possible to do this. This is a positive factor. As for the rest we cannot state something very promising, any breakthroughs. There is still a very long way to go," he added.
Russian President Vladimir Putin also reacted to Russian circles' dissatisfaction with negotiations with Ukraine and calls to "go all the way." According to his press secretary Dmitry Peskov, "there are no Stalingrads on the calendar."
In particular, he responded to a journalist's request to comment on an expert opinion that there is allegedly no need to negotiate "when Stalingrad is on the calendar of military actions."
"We have no Stalingrads on the calendar and there shouldn't be any... And, most importantly, there shouldn't be any emotions here. Negotiations are handled by professionals, we need to trust them. The position of the Russian side is well known, it is logical, it has a very strong basis, and this position has not changed. We are continuing to work. Let's leave our emotions to our enemies," Peskov added.
Note that in this case, the metaphor of Stalingrad is probably used in the context of a decisive battle, which should be followed by a turning point in Russia's war against Ukraine.
As a reminder, at yesterday's talks in Istanbul, the Ukrainian delegation passed on the groundwork for a peace treaty with Russia. According to these developments, Ukraine wants to secure security guarantees from several countries, which, however, will not apply to Crimea and occupied Donbas.
In addition, Ukraine proposes to move the discussion of the status of Crimea to the diplomatic plane and decide the fate of Donbas directly at a meeting between Presidents Vladimir Zelensky and Vladimir Putin.
