Russian President Vladimir Putin currently has no plans to travel to Istanbul for peace talks with Ukraine, the Kremlin said on Thursday, but the Russian delegation is there and ready to meet the Ukrainian team.

A FTER A WEEK of brinkmanship, Volodymyr Zelensky departed for peace negotiations in Turkey still unsure who he would be talking to. Vladimir Putin stayed silent for nearly four days, before turning down the Ukrainian’s dare of a face-to-face meeting.

The Ukrainian delegation will consider the possibility of contacts with the russian side during the negotiations in Istanbul, but only on condition that the

The Ukrainian delegation has already left Ankara for Istanbul for talks with Russia. This was stated at a press conference by the head of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Thursday he would not attend upcoming peace talks with Russia in Istanbul, though Kyiv will send a delegation led by Defence Minister Rustem Umerov as part of a renewed push to de-escalate the conflict.

As he heads to Turkey for negotiations, Zelensky is betting that Trump will soon realize that Russia does not want to make peace.

MOSCOW, May 15. /TASS/. Russia’s delegation at the negotiations on the Ukrainian conflict settlement in Istanbul is made up of high-ranking professionals that are ready to work, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told journalists on ...