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Russians and Ukrainians sat face-to-face for under two hours Friday in Istanbul for the first direct talks in over three years aimed at ending their war, with expectations low for breakthroughs. Kyiv is seeking an "unconditional ceasefire" in Europe's deadliest conflict since World War II, which has also destroyed large swathes of Ukraine and ...
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Volodymyr Zelensky Istanbul Russia Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday called for a “strong response” from the international community if the planned talks with Russia in Istanbul fail. “If it turns out that the Russian delegation is only there for appearances and cannot deliver any results today, then everyone must respond,” he said from Tirana. “There ...
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Ankara called on Friday for a ceasefire “as soon as possible” in Ukraine at the opening of Turkish-mediated talks in Istanbul between Kyiv and Moscow—the first such talks since the spring of 2022. “It is of crucial importance that a ceasefire be implemented as soon as possible,” said Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, stressing that ...
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Ukraine Russia Istanbul Peace Talks
Delegations from Kyiv and Moscow are in Istanbul on Friday, set to hold their first direct talks on the possibility of ending the war in Ukraine for more than three years. Expectations are low for the talks -- initially proposed by Vladimir Putin -- after the Russian leader declined Volodymyr Zelensky's call for a presidential summit in Turkey ...
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Turkey Ukraine Russia Recep Tayyip Erdogan Volodymyr Zelensky
Ukraine and Russia plan on Friday in Istanbul to hold 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 ...
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio began meeting his Turkish and Ukrainian counterparts Friday ahead of the first direct Russia-Ukraine talks in three years, a Turkish foreign ministry source said. At the meeting, which was being chaired by Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan at Istanbul's Dolmabahce Palace, were Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy ...
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Turkey Ukraine Russia Istanbul
Talks in Istanbul between Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and a Russian delegation ended late on Thursday with the sides set to meet again Friday with the Ukrainians, a foreign ministry source said. "The meeting has ended. Tomorrow there will be more talks in different formats," the source said, indicating that ...
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Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky Russia Turkey
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he had sent a team to Istanbul for the first direct peace talks with Russia in three years, but played down expectations of a breakthrough, saying Moscow was "not serious" about ending the war. After hours of confusion, which saw both sides hurling insults at the other, and uncertainty over ...
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Volodymyr Zelensky Ukraine Russia Turkey
President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine was ready for "any format" of negotiations to end the war with Russia ahead of talks in Istanbul on Thursday but said his next steps will depend on who represents Russia at the meeting. "Ukraine is ready for any format of negotiations, and we are not afraid of meetings. Tomorrow—in Turkey," Zelensky ...
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Donald Trump Turkey Russia Vladimir Putin Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky
US President Donald Trump offered Wednesday to head to Turkey for talks on ending the Ukraine conflict, so long as his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin also showed up. The Kremlin was silent for a third day running on who would represent Moscow at the highly anticipated talks, which would be the first direct peace negotiations between Russian ...
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France Emmanuel Macron Russia Nuclear Weapons
France is "ready to open" a discussion on deploying French aircraft armed with nuclear bombs in other European countries, similar to the U.S. nuclear sharing arrangement, President Emmanuel Macron announced Tuesday on TF1. "I will define the framework officially in the coming weeks and months," Macron said, outlining three ...
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Volodymyr Zelensky Ukraine Russia Vladimir Putin
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday urged his US counterpart, Donald Trump, to help secure a meeting with Vladimir Putin in Turkey on Thursday, accusing the Russian leader of not seriously wanting to negotiate an end to the war. Zelensky told reporters in Kyiv that the West should impose massive sanctions if Putin skips ...