Oleksii Arestovych

I was a participant of the negotiations group on March 29 in Istanbul. We signed an agreement. We come back to Ukraine on April 1st. And 1st, 2nd April, the 2nd, I believe, the Bucha tragedy is discovered. Then on April 9th, there was supposed to be a meeting of Putin and Zelensky, at which time the ceasefire was supposed to take place and open talks.

I was a participant of the negotiations group on March 29 in Istanbul. We signed an agreement. We come back to Ukraine on April 1st. And 1st, 2nd April, the 2nd, I believe, the Bucha tragedy is discovered. Then on April 9th, there was supposed to be a meeting of Putin and Zelensky, at which time the ceasefire was supposed to take place and open talks.

Johnson came either the 4th or the 3rd, I don't remember exactly, I need to check on that date. And Arhamia, the head of the... parliamentary majority of the ruling party, Zelensky's party, directly in an interview said that, yes, Johnson was the person who said, continue the war. That's his words. I do not know why he said that. Probably he wanted to shift the responsibility over to the West.

Johnson came either the 4th or the 3rd, I don't remember exactly, I need to check on that date. And Arhamia, the head of the... parliamentary majority of the ruling party, Zelensky's party, directly in an interview said that, yes, Johnson was the person who said, continue the war. That's his words. I do not know why he said that. Probably he wanted to shift the responsibility over to the West.

We have a tendency to do that. But I was not present at the meeting with Johnson. I did not receive information from Johnson. I don't have any direct testimony, people who could testify to that. One thing I can say that the talks within Istanbul format continued until May 17, meaning another month and a half after that. they still were discussing them.

We have a tendency to do that. But I was not present at the meeting with Johnson. I did not receive information from Johnson. I don't have any direct testimony, people who could testify to that. One thing I can say that the talks within Istanbul format continued until May 17, meaning another month and a half after that. they still were discussing them.

And Ramstein, for example, was only on April 26, when the first coalition met for the first time by the Minister of Defense of the US, Austin, who brought armament for Ukraine. What exactly happened? If you're interested, I can tell you what I think.

And Ramstein, for example, was only on April 26, when the first coalition met for the first time by the Minister of Defense of the US, Austin, who brought armament for Ukraine. What exactly happened? If you're interested, I can tell you what I think.

Yeah, he came on the 9th when there was supposed to be a meeting between Zelensky and Putin. It was planned and it was disrupted by the Bucha crisis. Well, why do you do this? What's the reasoning to... I think it was not only Johnson doing this. I think there were corresponding signals from Biden's administration. I don't know, but I think so. Because Johnson, as an argument, wouldn't be enough.

Yeah, he came on the 9th when there was supposed to be a meeting between Zelensky and Putin. It was planned and it was disrupted by the Bucha crisis. Well, why do you do this? What's the reasoning to... I think it was not only Johnson doing this. I think there were corresponding signals from Biden's administration. I don't know, but I think so. Because Johnson, as an argument, wouldn't be enough.

The main orientation is obviously, of course, the position of the American country. For us, it was most probably something along the lines of, OK, Putin is losing the war. His invasion has been thwarted. We're going to help you out so you continue fighting and get to a better position to negotiate, get a better place for negotiation, more leverage. I don't know. I'm guessing.

The main orientation is obviously, of course, the position of the American country. For us, it was most probably something along the lines of, OK, Putin is losing the war. His invasion has been thwarted. We're going to help you out so you continue fighting and get to a better position to negotiate, get a better place for negotiation, more leverage. I don't know. I'm guessing.

So it's not only just Joe Johnson. But the fact that Britain in this conflict is pursuing their own interests, I'm sure they do, 101%. And these interests actually many times go against the American interests, it seems to me. Why we listen to that, I don't know. It's a big question for me, separate question. I think that we truly thwarted his invasion.

So it's not only just Joe Johnson. But the fact that Britain in this conflict is pursuing their own interests, I'm sure they do, 101%. And these interests actually many times go against the American interests, it seems to me. Why we listen to that, I don't know. It's a big question for me, separate question. I think that we truly thwarted his invasion.

And the Russians were really lost and confused in those talks. They were going to big concessions. And plus the emotional trauma from the Bucha. And it was a big mistake strategically to continue the war. Huge mistake on the Ukrainian side. What happened exactly? I'm just here in the realm of suppositions, assumptions when I'm answering this to you.

And the Russians were really lost and confused in those talks. They were going to big concessions. And plus the emotional trauma from the Bucha. And it was a big mistake strategically to continue the war. Huge mistake on the Ukrainian side. What happened exactly? I'm just here in the realm of suppositions, assumptions when I'm answering this to you.

I have deep sympathy towards Britain, British people, British culture. I've been brought up in that my family has been brought up on British literature. But all I know about Great Britain, 20 plus years of political military analysis, it shows that their historical goal is not to allow union between Russia and continental Europe, especially Germany.

I have deep sympathy towards Britain, British people, British culture. I've been brought up in that my family has been brought up on British literature. But all I know about Great Britain, 20 plus years of political military analysis, it shows that their historical goal is not to allow union between Russia and continental Europe, especially Germany.

their whole history of external politics of the United Kingdom shows that their main goal is not to allow the union between Germany and Russia. I do not know who exploded the Nordstrom now. Officially, unofficially, Ukraine is blamed. There is an investigation done by Germany, Russians. Putin says that there's some Anglo-Saxon did it.

their whole history of external politics of the United Kingdom shows that their main goal is not to allow the union between Germany and Russia. I do not know who exploded the Nordstrom now. Officially, unofficially, Ukraine is blamed. There is an investigation done by Germany, Russians. Putin says that there's some Anglo-Saxon did it.