President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky approved the composition of the country’s delegation for negotiations with Russia in Istanbul “to achieve a fair and sustainable world.” The corresponding decree is published on the website of the Ukrainian leader. The delegation, as previously announced, will be headed by Minister of Defense Rustem Umarov. Ukraine will also be represented by: Sergey Kislitsa – First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine; Alexander Oblast – Deputy Chairman of the SBU; Oleg Lugovskaya – First Deputy Chairman of the Foreign Intelligence Service; Alexey Shevchenko – Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine; Vadim Skibitsky – Deputy Chief of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense; Evgeny Shinkarev – Deputy Chief of Head of the Air Command Headquarters of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of the Armed Forces; Dyakov-Deputy Chief of Staff of the Military Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine; Alexey Malovatsky-Head of the Department of International and Operational Law of the Central Legal Administration of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine; Alexander Sherikhov-senior officer of the main operational management of the General Staff of the Armed Forces; Georgy Kuzmichev-officer of the protocol for the service of the service of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces; Alexander Bevz-adviser to the head of the office-adviser to the head of the office-adviser to the head of the office President. The head of the delegation, the document says, may make changes to its composition. Since 2022, the first direct negotiations of Russia and Ukraine in Istanbul were planned on May 15. It was expected that the presidents of the two countries Vladimir Putin and Vladimir Zelensky could take part in the meeting. After Putin did not go to Turkey, Zelensky refused to participate in the negotiations. The country will be represented by delegations headed by the assistant to the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Medinsky and the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Rustem Umarov. According to Russian and Ukrainian media, negotiations will be held on May 16. (Tagstotranslate) News
