RT reported that on April 13, Turkish Defense Minister Yasar Guler said that Russia and Ukraine representatives will organize direct negotiations in Ankara capital (Türkiye) in the next few days to discuss security issues in the Black Sea.
The delegations scheduled to meet on 15-16.4, at the headquarters of the Turkish Navy Command in Ankara.
However, shortly thereafter, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrey Sibiga denied this information. "No planning is planned," Mr. Sibiga said on TCH TV.
Russia and the US currently have no comments on the above information.
The situation in the Black Sea is also a topic discussed by Russian and US officials at a meeting in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) on March 24. The two sides agreed to restore the Black Cereal initiative.
In addition to the above initiative, Washington also persuaded Matxcvi to participate in a maritime ceasefire agreement. This stepping stone is expected to pave the way for diplomatic solutions in Ukrainian conflict.
Despite being concerned that the ceasefire could weaken the stance as well as sanctions against Russia, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky then still approved the agreement by Washington as an intermediary, unified in a meeting with the US also on Saudi Arabia on March 25.
However, the Kremlin emphasized that this initiative is revived, the West needs to remove limitations for the Russian Bank for Agriculture and other financial institutions related to food and fertilizer exports. The Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov affirmed that maritime ceasefire agreement could only be enforced when Russian conditions were met.
Last month, US President Donald Trump said his administration was considering loosening a number of limited measures to Russia to restore the Black Sea Cereal initiative. "There are about 5 or 6 conditions. We are considering everything," Mr. Trump said.
Meanwhile, the President of the European Commission (EC) Ursula Von Der Leyen gave a completely opposite view. She rejected the ability to loosen the sanctions of the European Union (EU) with Russia, and affirm that it is necessary to maintain sanctions until it is achieved a fair and long -term peace in Ukraine.
