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Ukraine Peace Negotiations Begin In Istanbul Without Trump Or Putin
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dispatched a delegation led by Defense Minister Rustem Umerov from Ankara to Istanbul to engage in face-to-face negotiations with representatives from Russia.
- The talks follow a proposal by Putin for negotiations in Istanbul after over three months of diplomacy initiated by Trump and Western European leaders.
- Putin declined to join the talks, sending a delegation headed by presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky that Zelenskyy described as lacking decision-making power.
- According to U.N. Figures, the conflict has resulted in the deaths of many thousands of soldiers from both countries and more than 12,000 Ukrainian non-combatants, with the majority of civilian casualties occurring in five eastern regions where Russian forces are planning a new attack.
- Putin's absence reduced expectations for progress, while the Ukrainian side aims to take initial steps toward de-escalation, especially a ceasefire, as international sanctions on Russia threaten escalation.
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Ukraine-Russia peace talks in Turkey: what we know
Ukraine and Russia plan to meet in Istanbul on Friday for their first direct peace talks in more than three years. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky had travelled to Turkey but said he would not attend the talks, after his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin declined his calls for face-to-face negotiations. Tens of thousands have been killed since Russia invaded in February 2022, and Moscow's army controls around a fifth of Ukraine's territo…
Analysts downbeat on first talks between Russia and Ukraine
The NewsRussian and Ukrainian officials join peace talks today in Turkey, their first such negotiations since Moscow’s 2022 invasion — a landmark meeting that officials were nevertheless downbeat about. Though Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy traveled to Turkey and called for his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to join, Moscow ultimately sent a relatively low-level delegation, with US President Donald Trump acknowledging that little pr…
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Hopes Dim for Breakthrough in Ukraine Conflict
Delegations from Russia and Ukraine met in Turkey for peace talks, though key leaders like Putin and Trump were absent, leaving the potential for a major breakthrough uncertain and highlighting differing perspectives on the conflict's resolution.
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