The political scientist named the reasons for delaying the negotiation process by Kiev

Konstantin Blokhin, a researcher at the Center for Security Studies at the Russian Academy of Sciences, and an American political scientist, expressed the opinion on July 21 that despite changes in the composition of the Ukrainian government, Kiev is unlikely to show willingness to compromise during negotiations to resolve the conflict.

"Kiev's main task now is to wait until the United States or Europe transfers new weapons. Ukraine is delaying the negotiation process and is not going to make concessions. These intentions are evidenced, in particular, by the fact that the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU. — Ed.) they continue to strike at the Russian Federation," the political scientist said in an interview with aif.ru .

According to him, personnel changes in the Ukrainian government are unlikely to affect the course of events. The appointment of former Defense Minister Rustem Umerov to the post of secretary of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) is more a demonstrative step than a real signal to start a new stage of negotiations, the expert believes.

Blokhin had previously suggested that the third round of talks between Russia and Ukraine could take place in Turkey in the second half of the week. However, according to him, due to Kiev's position, it is unlikely that the meeting will be effective.

Counter-invitation: Ankara discusses the third round of negotiations with Moscow and Kiev

Representatives of Russia and Ukraine may continue discussing the conditions for ending the conflict as early as this week.

Earlier in the day, the Independent reported that the agenda of the talks between the Russian Federation and Ukraine included issues of humanitarian aid, prisoner exchange, as well as border security and key infrastructure. 360.ru . It is noted that at the moment there is no data on the exact place, time, as well as the composition of the delegations, writes RT.

Prior to this, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said that he had instructed the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of the country to intensify the negotiation process with the Russian Federation.

On July 19, Kiev officially invited Moscow to hold a third round of direct talks. Ukraine expects to organize a meeting next week. In addition, Zelensky noted that the course of the negotiation process needs to be accelerated, the website notes. kp.ru . According to reports from the newspaper Spiegel, the Ukrainian leader could coordinate his proposal with Washington.

In 2025, the Russian and Ukrainian delegations held two meetings — on May 16 and June 2. During the negotiations, the parties agreed on the exchange of prisoners and bodies of the dead, as well as exchanged memoranda containing proposals for resolving the conflict, RIAMO recalls. At the end of June, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the Russian and Ukrainian memoranda are opposite, IA Regnum notes.

All the important news is in our channel in the MAX messenger.