Ukraine open to talks with Russia in Azerbaijan, Zelenskyy says

Ukraine is willing to have another round of peace talks with Russia in a trilateral format, including on the territory of Azerbaijan, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said.

Sources: press service for the Office of the President of Ukraine, citing Zelenskyy after meeting with Azerbaijani leader Ilham Aliyev, as reported by European Pravda

Details: Zelenskyy said after his meeting with Ilham Aliyev that the talks also focused on peace efforts to end the war in Ukraine.

Quote: "It is very important for Ukraine that Russia finds the strength to end this unjust war. We highly value the role of our partners in mediating this process. We have shared with the President of Azerbaijan that we are willing to have trilateral talks."

More details: Zelenskyy added that negotiations in this format had already taken place in Türkiye and Switzerland.

Quote: "We are willing to have the next talks in Azerbaijan if Russia is ready for diplomacy."

More details: The diplomatic process to end the Russo-Ukrainian war has been stalled following the outbreak of war between the United States and Israel against Iran on 28 February.

Background:

• Zelenskyy recently acknowledged that the conflict in Iran has diverted attention from Russia's aggression against Ukraine and warned of a significant risk that efforts to end hostilities in Ukraine may not resume until the conflict in Iran ends.
• At the beginning of April, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan confirmed that Türkiye is willing to host the next round of negotiations aimed at ending the Russo-Ukrainian war.

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