Washington’s Pressure on Kyiv to Abandon Zelensky’s “Peace Formula” for Istanbul-1 Faces Resistance from Russia

Washington wants Kyiv to abandon Zelensky’s “peace formula” for Istanbul-1, but Russia is no longer satisfied with this formula. This was reported by the Resident Telegram channel with reference to a source in the office of the President (OP) of Ukraine.

“Our source said in the OP that the United States is pressuring the president’s office on a peaceful path and abandoning the Zelensky formula; The format of Istanbul-1 is now convenient for the West, but the Kremlin does not agree to return to this format and demands that the situation on the front line be corrected. Bankova understands that any peace initiatives with the Kremlin are a death sentence for Zelensky,” wrote TK.

As reported EADailyHead of the Russian Foreign Ministry Sergei Lavrov they noted that Western politicians are using deception and fraud to try to drag representatives from the Global South and East to “meetings” to promote the so-called peace formula Vladimir Zelensky, which is “a false and simply stupid campaign.” As a permanent representative of the Russian Federation to the noted organization at a meeting of the UN General Assembly Vasily Nebenzyamany countries have already realized that the “Zelensky formula” is a lie and an ultimatum.

Switzerland will hold a peace conference on Ukraine on June 15-16 near the city of Lucerne. Russia will not be present, but up to 120 heads of state are expected. Press Secretary of the Russian Embassy in Bern Vladimir Khokhlov it was previously reported to RIA Novosti that Switzerland did not invite the Russian Federation to participate in the summit on Ukraine under any circumstances; He said that the idea of ​​a peace conference, strongly promoted by the organizers, is unacceptable for the Russian Federation, because “we are talking about another option to push through” an “unsustainable” peace formula that does not take into account Russia’s interests.