Posted on 03/07/2022 9:58:31 AM PST by marcusmaximus
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba have agreed to meet at a forum in southern Turkey on Thursday, the first potential talks between the top diplomats since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine.
Mevlut Cavusoglu, Turkey's foreign minister, made the announcement on Monday and said he would attend the meeting in the resort city of Antalya. Russia's foreign ministry confirmed the plan.
NATO member Turkey, which shares a maritime border with Russia and Ukraine in the Black Sea, had been offering to mediate between the sides. Ankara has good relations with both Moscow and Kyiv, and has called Russia's invasion unacceptable even as it opposes sanctions against Moscow.
Cavusoglu said that in a call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday, President Tayyip Erdogan repeated Turkey's offer to host the meeting and Lavrov later accepted.
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I wonder what crow tastes like in Turkey.
Now this is where to bomb.
We should jump in against both sides and against EU at the same time.
Can these “diplomats” make any final agreements for their respective countries? If not, what’s the point?
Pootie is not interested in ‘peace’ until his objectives are achieved - no matter how many of his troops are killed or captured or how many Ukrainian civilians die.
After a deal is done, it’s going to be very embarrassing for Putin to have to call tow trucks to haul the 40 mile line of abandoned Russian convoy vehicles back to Belarus from Kiev.
Now we’re talkin’ Turkey!
Russia will default on their sovereign debt on March 16. Putin is desperate for a deal before the default date.
RE: Russia will default on their sovereign debt on March 16. Putin is desperate for a deal before the default date
So, the answer to my question is “yes” then? Putin is giving his diplomats in Turkey the go ahead to make a deal?
It all depends on how the negotiations go today in Belarus.
Why do they have two separate negotiation teams? One in Belarus and one in Turkey?
The negotiations are in Belarus and the deal will be formally agreed to in Turkey (hopefully.)
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