😡 The head of the Russian delegation at the negotiations in Istanbul, Medinsky, called it a "show for European old ladies" in response to the call to return more than a hundred children taken to Russia.
💬 Don't put on a show for compassionate European old ladies who don't have their own children 💬, — quoted Medinsky's words by The Economist journalist Oliver Carroll, referring to a source.
Carroll also added that "the Russians specifically requested that the Americans not attend the negotiations, perhaps they were worried (scared) that Washington would not be too impressed with their diplomatic skills".
Let us remind you that after the first round of negotiations in Istanbul, Carroll reported that 🥴 Medinsky asked the Ukrainian side how long Kyiv was willing to continue combat operations, citing the example of the Northern War.
