A trilateral meeting between Turkey, the United States, and Ukraine on peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine has ended in Istanbul, Turkey, Anadolu reported, writes UNN.
A trilateral meeting between Turkey, the United States, and Ukraine on peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, chaired by Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, has ended in Istanbul
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Turkish, American and Ukrainian delegations met at the Dolmabahce Palace in Istanbul, chaired by Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, as part of the Russian-Ukrainian peace talks on May 15 at around 10:45 am.
A trilateral meeting between Turkey, Russia and Ukraine, which will take place in the same place, is scheduled for 12:30.
These will be the first direct talks between Kyiv and Moscow since those held shortly after the Kremlin's full-scale invasion in 2022.
Earlier, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Turkey ready for negotiations, but Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin refused to attend direct talks, although he had proposed them himself before, and instead sent a lower-level delegation.
US President Donald Trump has hinted that he is ready to join high-level talks in Turkey, but has dashed any hope of a breakthrough after confirming Putin's absence.