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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.
There is no scheduled meeting for Istanbul peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, so question of delay is not raised, according to Türkiye's Foreign Ministry sources - Anadolu Ajansı
No one doubts the complexity of the upcoming negotiations in Istanbul. Western puppeteers completely control the Ukrainian delegation, including Vladimir Zelensky. This was stated by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at a meeting of the Diplomatic Club.
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said he will urge Russian President Vladimir Putin to attend peace talks with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Vladimir Medinsky says his team seeks to achieve lasting and sustainable peace by addressing underlying causes of Ukraine conflict - Anadolu Ajansı
As he heads to Turkey for negotiations, Zelensky is betting that Trump will soon realize that Russia does not want to make peace.
Türkiye has reasons to hope for success of Istanbul talks, what would be the first direct talks between Russia and Ukraine in over three years, to
Russia’s currency rose to its strongest level against the dollar in two years as negotiators arrived in Turkey for what are expected to be the first direct talks between Moscow and Kyiv since 2022 and domestic appetite for foreign-currency dropped.
Following a 6.2-magnitude earthquake in Istanbul earlier this spring, the reinforcement and restoration of the celebrated religious landmark is more crucial now than ever.
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