Peace efforts theme
Will the Turkey meeting result in Westerners getting answers about what victory Russia is celebrating?
Zelensky: Ready for negotiations. In his daily evening address, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Wednesday that he is ready to enter negotiations regardless of the setup, in order to reach an end to the war with Russia. The statement comes ahead of Thursday's planned meeting between the countries in Turkey.Earlier in the day, the USA confirmed that Secretary of State Marco Rubio and ambassadors Keith Kellog and Steve Witkoff will attend. Donald Trump has also suggested that he might go to the meeting. See the article on SVT News.
Experts: Putin wants to continue the war. The meeting between Russia and Ukraine, expected to take place on Thursday, is actually just the beginning of negotiations. This is stated by Fredrik Wesslau, an analyst at UI, in Morgonstudion. And it would be remarkable if both Zelensky, Putin, and Trump show up in Istanbul. – It would then be the first time they meet directly, says Wesslau.Johan Norberg, security policy analyst at FOI, believes that the probability is very low. According to him, Putin has no reason to go, as it currently pays off to continue fighting. – Don't look at what Russia says, look at what they do. The war continues with unabated strength. See the segment on SVT News and the segment on SVT Aktuellt.