Ukraine is ready for trilateral talks in Azerbaijan
Ukraine has declared its readiness for a new round of negotiations with Russia in Azerbaijan. This would take the form of a trilateral meeting involving mediators. Everything depends on whether Moscow is prepared for genuine diplomacy. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made this announcement during a joint press conference with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev.
According to Zelenskyy, during the meeting, the parties discussed, in particular, possible steps toward achieving peace. He emphasized that what matters most now is political will on Russia’s part. “We discussed peace efforts for Ukraine. It is important that Russia find the strength to end this war,” the president said.
Ukraine, he said, already has experience with such negotiations in various countries. In particular, such meetings have previously taken place in Turkey and Switzerland.
Now Kyiv is ready to expand this format and is considering Azerbaijan as another possible venue for dialogue. This refers to trilateral negotiations involving mediators. “I told the President of Azerbaijan that we are ready for trilateral negotiations. We are ready for such negotiations in Azerbaijan if Russia is ready for diplomacy,” Zelenskyy added.
The President also emphasized that Ukraine highly values the role of partners who assist in the negotiations and can act as mediators. It is precisely such countries that can help get the process moving.
At the same time, the key condition remains unchanged—Russia’s readiness for genuine dialogue. Without this, as emphasized in Kyiv, no negotiating platform will make sense.
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