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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 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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Iran is set to meet with Britain, France, and Germany in Turkey on Friday, following U.S. President Donald Trump’s statement that a nuclear deal with Tehran is “getting close.” The upcoming Istanbul talks come after Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned of “irreversible” consequences if European ...
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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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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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The Kremlin said Thursday President Vladimir Putin currently had no plans to go to Istanbul, where Kyiv and Moscow are due to hold talks, despite US leader Donald Trump saying he would be ready to go. "No, there are no such plans at the moment," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. He declined to answer AFP's question on why Putin refused to go ...
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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 ...
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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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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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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 ...
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Iran's top diplomat said Wednesday a new round of talks on his country's nuclear programme with Britain, France and Germany was likely to be held in Turkey later this week. "The next round, at the level of deputy foreign ministers, I think, is scheduled to be held in Istanbul on Friday," Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told reporters in ...
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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 ...