La Russia ha ammesso che il suo “memorandum di pace” è un ultimatum che Kiev non accetterà, dice Zelensky | “Loro (funzionari russi) hanno persino detto alla nostra delegazione: sappiamo che il nostro memorandum è un ultimatum e non lo accetterai.”

From the article: Russian negotiators told the Ukrainian delegation directly that their so-called “peace memorandum” is an ultimatum Kyiv cannot accept, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with Hungarian news outlet Valasz Online published on June 10.

“They even told our delegation: we know that our memorandum is an ultimatum, and you will not accept it,” Zelensky said. “Thus, the question is not the quality of the Istanbul format, but what to do about the Russians’ lies.”

Zelensky said Russia’s goal is to erode Western support for Ukraine and prolong negotiations while continuing military aggression.

The remarks follow the second round of direct peace talks in Istanbul on June 2, where the Kremlin submitted its memorandum listing conditions for a ceasefire.

According to Zelensky, the Ukrainian delegation in Istanbul had a mandate to negotiate humanitarian matters such as a ceasefire, prisoner exchanges, and the return of abducted children — but not the country’s sovereignty or territorial integrity.

“This is our own constitutional matter. It is my job to hold talks on territories — and (Russian President Vladimir) Putin’s, who seized them. I will not discuss my position on this with anyone else,” Zelensky said.

Russia’s so-called “peace memorandum” demands that Ukraine recognize Russia’s annexation of Crimea, as well as Kherson, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Luhansk oblasts — none of which are fully under Moscow’s control.

So just a peace negotiation for show so trump has something to point at and can block all further assistance to Ukraine due to “ongoing negotiations”. Sweet

For those in the back of the room: RUSSIA DOESN’T WANT PEACE, RUSSIA CHERISHES WAR AND DESTRUCTION.

I’ve been saying for years now that Russians are a miserable and traumatized people, and misery loves company.