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'''Rustem Umerov''' is the former Defense Minister for the [[Kyiv regime]]. In July 2025 Umerov was replaced with former [[prime minister]] [[Denys Shmyhal]]. | '''Rustem Umerov''' is the former Defense Minister for the [[Kyiv regime]]. In July 2025 Umerov was replaced with former [[prime minister]] [[Denys Shmyhal]]. | ||
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| + | ==2022 Istanbul peace talks== | ||
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| + | ==Efforts at mediation== | ||
| + | [[File:Berliner Zeitung 10-20-23.PNG|right|300px|thumb|'' How the peace negotiations between Ukraine and Russia failed.''<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/NewsWithJingjing/comments/17ds1kp/the_only_ones_who_could_settle_the_war_against/ The only ones who could settle the war against Ukraine are the Americans].</ref>]] | ||
| + | In early March 2022, Volodymyr Zelensky contacted not only Israeli Prime Minister [[Naftali Bennett]], but also former German Chancellor [[Gerhard Schröder]] and asked him to use his close personal ties to Russian Federation President [[Vladimir Putin]] to mediate between Ukraine and Russia in hope of finding ways to end the war quickly.<ref>[https://youtu.be/qK9tLDeWBzs?t=9379 Bennett speaks out נפתלי בנט] | Naftali Bennett. Feb 4, 2023, YouTube; cf. also ARD of 17.2.23 and Tagesspiegel of 10.2.23.</ref> In an interview published in the weekly edition of the ''Berliner Zeitung'' on October 21/22 2023, Schröder spoke publicly for the first time about his role in the efforts that led to the peace negotiations in Istanbul on March 29, 2022. Like Bennet, also he came to the conclusion that the reason why these peace negotiations were abandoned was because the Americans obstructed them. He said: “At the peace negotiations in March 2022 in Istanbul with Rustem Umerov (then security advisor to Zelensky, now Ukrainian defense minister), the Ukrainians did not agree to peace because they were not allowed to. They first had to ask the Americans about everything they discussed,” and continued: “But at the end (of the peace negotiations) nothing happened. My impression was that nothing could happen because everything else was decided in Washington. That was fatal.”<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/NewsWithJingjing/comments/17ds1kp/the_only_ones_who_could_settle_the_war_against/ “Naftali Bennett wanted peace between Ukraine and Russia: who blocked?] Israeli ex-premier spoke for the first time about his negotiations with Putin and Zelensky. The ceasefire was reportedly within reach.” (Berliner Zeitung, Feb. 06, 2023).</ref> | ||
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| + | In an interview with the ''Berliner Zeitung'' former German Chancellor [[Gerhard Schroeder]] explained how the peace negotiations between Ukraine and Russia failed: | ||
| + | {{quotebox-float|"The only people who could settle the war against Ukraine are the [[American]]s. During the peace negotiations in March 2022 in Istanbul with [then-Ukrainian chief negotiator] [[Rustem Umerov]], the Ukrainians did not agree on peace because they were not allowed to. They first had to ask the [[American]]s about everything they discussed."<ref>[https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/politik-gesellschaft/gerhard-schroeder-im-exklusiv-interview-was-merkel-2015-gemacht-hat-war-politisch-falsch-li.2151196?utm_medium Interview with Gerhard Schröder: How the peace negotiations between Ukraine and Russia failed], Tomasz Kurianowicz and Moritz Eichhorn, ''Berliner Zeitung'', 22.10.2023.</ref>}} | ||
| + | Turkish Foreign Minister, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, who organized the Istanbul meeting at the time, had previously made similar comments. In an interview with CNN Turk on April 20, 2022, he said: “Some NATO states wanted the Ukraine conflict to continue in order to weaken Russia.” | ||
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Revision as of 20:24, July 16, 2025
Rustem Umerov is the former Defense Minister for the Kyiv regime. In July 2025 Umerov was replaced with former prime minister Denys Shmyhal.
2022 Istanbul peace talks
Efforts at mediation
In early March 2022, Volodymyr Zelensky contacted not only Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, but also former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder and asked him to use his close personal ties to Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin to mediate between Ukraine and Russia in hope of finding ways to end the war quickly.[2] In an interview published in the weekly edition of the Berliner Zeitung on October 21/22 2023, Schröder spoke publicly for the first time about his role in the efforts that led to the peace negotiations in Istanbul on March 29, 2022. Like Bennet, also he came to the conclusion that the reason why these peace negotiations were abandoned was because the Americans obstructed them. He said: “At the peace negotiations in March 2022 in Istanbul with Rustem Umerov (then security advisor to Zelensky, now Ukrainian defense minister), the Ukrainians did not agree to peace because they were not allowed to. They first had to ask the Americans about everything they discussed,” and continued: “But at the end (of the peace negotiations) nothing happened. My impression was that nothing could happen because everything else was decided in Washington. That was fatal.”[3]
In an interview with the Berliner Zeitung former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder explained how the peace negotiations between Ukraine and Russia failed:
| "The only people who could settle the war against Ukraine are the Americans. During the peace negotiations in March 2022 in Istanbul with [then-Ukrainian chief negotiator] Rustem Umerov, the Ukrainians did not agree on peace because they were not allowed to. They first had to ask the Americans about everything they discussed."[4] |
Turkish Foreign Minister, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, who organized the Istanbul meeting at the time, had previously made similar comments. In an interview with CNN Turk on April 20, 2022, he said: “Some NATO states wanted the Ukraine conflict to continue in order to weaken Russia.”
- ↑ The only ones who could settle the war against Ukraine are the Americans.
- ↑ Bennett speaks out נפתלי בנט | Naftali Bennett. Feb 4, 2023, YouTube; cf. also ARD of 17.2.23 and Tagesspiegel of 10.2.23.
- ↑ “Naftali Bennett wanted peace between Ukraine and Russia: who blocked? Israeli ex-premier spoke for the first time about his negotiations with Putin and Zelensky. The ceasefire was reportedly within reach.” (Berliner Zeitung, Feb. 06, 2023).
- ↑ Interview with Gerhard Schröder: How the peace negotiations between Ukraine and Russia failed, Tomasz Kurianowicz and Moritz Eichhorn, Berliner Zeitung, 22.10.2023.