US EditionZelenskyy Ready to Hold Ukraine-Russia Talks in Azerbaijan
Kyiv said it is open to a three-party format if Moscow is ready, as the visit produced six security and trade agreements.
- On Saturday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in Baku, announcing that Ukraine is ready to hold trilateral negotiations with the United States and Russia in Azerbaijan.
- Zelenskyy noted that Kyiv has previously held similar trilateral talks in Turkey and Switzerland, establishing precedent for multilateral diplomacy despite recent momentum diminishing amid escalating tensions.
- During his first visit to Azerbaijan since Russia's full-scale invasion, the two leaders signed six bilateral agreements focused on security cooperation and expanding trade, marking a "very significant step" regarding the defense-industrial complex.
- President Ilham Aliyev reiterated that both nations support the "territorial integrity" of each other, while Zelenskyy stated that Baku could mediate the diplomatic process to help end Moscow's all-out war.
- Kyiv remains open to dialogue as the security situation allows, though officials exclude Russia and Belarus from hosting meetings, citing their roles as launchpads for the ongoing full-scale invasion.
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Direction one is a defense-industrial complex.
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