Volodymyr Ohryzko, diplomat and head of the Center for Russian Studies, stated this. “Russia will continue to use the fact that negotiations are taking place as a cover. I would divide them into two parts: the humanitarian aspect — which should be handled by those with expertise — and the political one. And the political side, given what we are hearing today, and not only today but yesterday, the day before, and for the past four years from Moscow, has no chance of success,” Ohryzko said.According to the diplomat, Ukraine will be formally playing along with Putin and will always remain "at fault," as he has no intention of stopping.“If these negotiations continue, Moscow will say to Trump: ‘You see, you wanted us to sit down at the negotiating table — and we did. But the stubborn Ukrainians refuse to compromise and talk about completely unrealistic things. Their territory is already our territory. So we’ll keep negotiating until the cows come home.’And in this way, whether we want it or not, we will be formally playing along with Putin and will always remain ‘at fault.’ Because Putin will not stop and will continue to terrorize Ukrainians. So it will be a sort of negotiation game against the backdrop of Ukraine’s destruction,” Ohryzko emphasized.A new round of talks between Russian and Ukrainian delegations may take place in Istanbul on July 23 or 24.