Macron says Trump plans to contact Russia “in the coming hours or days” to discuss next steps in the war on Ukraine.
While Europe coordinates with Kyiv in real time, Trump wants to “find out what happened.” Still no pressure on Putin.
www.eurointegration.com.ua/news/2025/05...
— NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) 17 May 2025 at 06:23
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"Trump wants to find out what happened" meanwhile what Russia is publicly saying...
Ambassador-at-Large of the Russian Foreign Ministry Rodion Miroshnik: "The Ukrainian delegation hoped for a ceasefire in Istanbul to regroup and rearm, but didn’t get what they wanted."
— NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) 16 May 2025 at 16:57
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— MAKS 24 👀🇺🇦 (@maks23.bsky.social) 16 May 2025 at 17:15
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Russian media: “Next time, it’ll be six regions.” At Istanbul talks, Russia threatens to seize 6 Ukrainian regions if Kyiv doesn’t yield 4 “annexed” ones. Medinsky earlier boasted of demanding 8 regions.
— WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) 16 May 2025 at 19:37
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🇷🇺 Russian MP Yevgeny Popov confirmed that Russia threatened to seize not five as previously claimed, but six more Ukrainian regions if Kyiv refuses to recognize the four already claimed.
“This was said behind closed doors — we can confirm it,” Popov stated, citing sources close to the talks.
— NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) 16 May 2025 at 19:45
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🧵 Russian media spread unconfirmed claims that Medinsky presented these demands to Ukraine in Istanbul:
>Austrian-style neutrality
— NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) 16 May 2025 at 21:20
>No reparations from either side
>Rights for Russian speakers
>Recognition of RU claims to 5 regions it partially occupies
>Ceasefire tied to UA withdrawal there
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I mean, we don't need to find out what happened, Russia is straight up telling us what happened, they rejected a ceasefire outright and demanded Ukraine surrenders all 5 territories, most of which it only partially occupies.
What Trump actually means is: "I want Putin to lie to me about what happened because I'm terrified to go against Putin"
