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Russian Delegation, without Putin, Arrives in Istanbul for Ukraine Talks

This is Beirut, 15/05 12:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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A Russian delegation landed in Istanbul on Thursday for the first direct peace talks with Ukraine in more than three years -- but without President Vladimir Putin despite many world leaders urging Russia's leader to attend. Putin was not included on a list of Moscow's negotiating team published by the Kremlin late on Wednesday, after ...

Ukraine-Russia Peace Talks in Turkey: What we Know

This is Beirut, 15/05 09:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Ukraine and Russia on Thursday hold their first direct talks since the start of Russia's 2022 invasion. President Volodymyr Zelensky had challenged his Russian counterpart to attend in person. But President Vladimir Putin was not on the Kremlin's delegation list. Here's is what is known about the talks: Who is expected to attend?  Putin ...

Trump Says 'Possibility' of Meeting Putin for Ukraine Talks in Turkey

This is Beirut, 14/05 16:37 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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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 ...

Kremlin Again Declines to Say who Will Go to Ukraine Talks

This is Beirut, 14/05 13:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Kremlin on Wednesday again declined to say who it would send to talks with Ukraine in Turkey this week, after Volodymyr Zelensky urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to attend personally. There are few concrete details about the planned talks, which would constitute the first direct meeting between Russian and Ukrainian officials since the ...

Zelensky Urges Trump to Make Putin Meeting Happen

This is Beirut, 13/05 21:02 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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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 ...

Kyiv: Putin Skipping Talks Would be 'Final Signal' Moscow Unwilling to End War

This is Beirut, 13/05 13:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Ukraine on Tuesday said that if Russian President Vladimir Putin skips talks in Turkey on Thursday with Volodymyr Zelensky, it would be a clear sign that Moscow does not have any intentions of halting its invasion. Zelensky has called on Putin to personally attend direct Russia-Ukraine talks that the Kremlin leader himself suggested, but Moscow ...

Drones Hit Ukraine as Zelensky Awaits Putin Reply on Talks

This is Beirut, 12/05 12:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Russia fired more than 100 drones at Ukraine overnight, Kyiv said Monday as it awaits the Kremlin's response to Volodymyr Zelensky's call for a personal meeting with Vladimir Putin this week. Ukraine and its allies urged Moscow to agree to a full and unconditional 30-day ceasefire starting Monday, but Putin came back with a counter-proposal for ...

UK Hosts European Ministers for Ukraine Talks after Ceasefire Ultimatum

This is Beirut, 12/05 09:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The UK will on Monday host European ministers for "critical" talks on "repelling Russian aggression", two days after Ukraine's allies demanded that Moscow accept a ceasefire. Representatives from France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain and the EU will join Foreign Secretary David Lammy in London for a meeting of the so-called "Weimar+" group. The ...

Zelensky Urges Russia to Accept Truce, Says Awaits Putin in Turkey

This is Beirut, 11/05 21:20 - Reading : less than a minute

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday urged Russia to accept a 30-day truce proposed by Kyiv's allies, adding he expected Russian President Vladimir Putin to attend peace talks in Turkey. "We await a full and lasting ceasefire, starting from tomorrow, to provide the necessary basis for diplomacy," Zelensky said on X, adding he "will be ...

Zelensky Announces European Summit on Saturday to Support Ukraine

This is Beirut, 09/05 19:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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European leaders from the "coalition of the willing", a grouping of countries which have pledged strengthened support for Kyiv, will meet in Ukraine on Saturday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said. Zelensky did not say who would attend or where the summit would take place. Around 30 countries are part of the coalition, led by Britain ...

Ukraine: London, Paris, and Nordic Countries Support a 30-Day Ceasefire

This is Beirut, 09/05 19:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The UK, France and a group of northern European nations said Friday they supported a US proposal for an unconditional 30-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine. "We need a ceasefire, an unconditional ceasefire, first," Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store told reporters on the sidelines of a meeting of the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) ...

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