Kremlin: No official from Russia will participate in the talks in Istanbul

According to RCO News Agency, while the News of the visit of US special representative Steve Witkoff and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to Turkey has been published, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said: “Moscow is not sending any official to these talks and has not received any information from Ukraine about the desire to resume negotiations.”

According to the Rianavosti news agency, he said in another part of his speech that Russia’s position is well known to the United States, Turkey and Ukraine, and that Russia is still open to dialogue.

The Kremlin spokesman also added that Russian President Vladimir Putin is open to reports from Turkish officials about the Istanbul meetings, if necessary, although there are currently no specific plans.

Referring to the revelation of widespread corruption in Kyiv, he added that Europeans are rightly concerned about the financing of Ukraine, because it is clear that a large part of these funds will be embezzled, especially after the recent corruption scandals in this country.

The official in the Kremlin also continued, Putin will meet with Chinese Premier Li Qiang and heads of government delegations of the member countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization for basic negotiations.

Peskov said: If the US special envoy Steve Witkoff or Turkish government officials consider it necessary to inform Putin about the meetings in Istanbul, he is ready to talk. Of course, there are still no definite plans for Putin’s contacts with Vitkaf or Turkish officials.

Dimitri Peskov continued: “The European Union has the right to be concerned about financing for Ukraine, especially after the corruption scandal in Ukraine and embezzlement in this country, this concern has increased even more.”

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