For the possibility of meeting the Vladimir Putin But also Ukraine’s attempt to obtain 10 Patriot arrays, talked to Volodimir Zelenski In his statements broadcast Friday (25.07.2025).
A possible meeting of Volodimir Zelenski with Vladimir Putin has been the subject of talks that took place during the negotiations this week in Istanbul between Moscow and Kiev, the Ukrainian president revealed.
OR Ukraine has made a meeting between the two leadersin which he would like to see US President Donald Trump to see, negotiations To end the Russian invasion of the Ukrainian territory that lasts more than three years.
Vladimir Putin has announced on his part that would be ready for such a summit only in a ‘final phase ‘of negotiationswhich have currently produced few fruits.
«We have to put an end to this war, which is probably starting with a leaders’ meeting“, Zelenski noted at a meeting on Thursday with journalists in which the AFP was involved.
Russian negotiators “began to discuss it” with the Ukrainian side, the Ukrainian president noted, assessing that this is “progress for a kind of forming of the meeting”.
Efforts for Tet Zelenski – Putin
In a third round of negotiations they had on Wednesday (23.07.2025) in Constantinople, the head of the Ukrainian delegation Rustem Umero suggested that this meeting be made by the end of Augustaccording to the 50 -day ultimatum given by US President Donald Trump to Vladimir Putin to make progress for a peacekeeping solution, threatening to impose serious sanctions on Russia.
The Russian side, however, does not seem optimistic about the possibility of an impending meeting.
«The meeting should be carefully prepared. Only so will make sense“, Noted by the head of the Russian delegation Vladimir Mentinsky, whose statements were cited by the Russian news agency Tass.
And while the meetings between the two sides, with diametrically different demands, have a few results so far, Russia continues to hit the front line.
“They are really trying to penetrate it. But they have not achieved great progress, “the Ukrainian president assured.
Patriot systems
OR Ukraine is working to finance 10 anti -aircraft rocket systems Patriotfollowing an agreement with the US that allows European countries to buy US weapons to supply them to Kiev, Zelenski also added to his statements broadcast today.
“The US President will take us, sell us these systems. Our task is to find funding for these ten systems, “Zelenski said, adding that the funding of three such systems has already been secured.
Anti -corruption law
The Ukrainian president also confirmed during his meeting with reporters yesterday that he “heard” the protesters who opposed the law that reviews the independence of the anti -corruption authorities, and responded by new law.
“It is quite normal for people to react when they do not want something or when they do not like it,” the Ukrainian president commented, noting that it is “very important to hear and respond in the right way.”
“People have asked for changes. We responded, “he continued, acknowledging that” a dialogue would probably be needed “before adopting the law criticized for anti -corruption authorities.
The first text, which was voted on Wednesday by parliament and then ratified by Zelenski, envisioned to put on Nabu and the SAP, the two basic principles for the fight against corruption in Ukraine, under the jurisdiction of the Attorney Generalwho in turn belongs to the president. This measure has suppressed their independence in practice.
This law caused outcry on civil society and the first major demonstrations on the streets of Kiev Ever since the Russian forces invaded Ukraine in 2022. It has also caused strong criticism by the European Union, in which Ukraine aspires to join.
In the face of this war, Zelenski initially attempted to defend the text by accusing these structures of ineffectiveness and of being “under Russian influence”.
In the end he announced yesterday (24.07.2025) that proposes a new draft law to secure their ‘independence’ against power. NABU, a service tasked with corruption investigations, welcomed the new text, which will now be put into a vote in Parliament.
Since its inception in 2015, this principle has brought to light major corruption cases in Ukraine, including the army and government. However, few of them have come up with convictions in justice.