No new direct Russia-Ukraine peace talks scheduled, Kremlin says
- Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on May 22 that Russia and Ukraine have no scheduled direct peace talks following their May 16 Istanbul meeting.
- The absence of talks follows several months of U.S. And European pressure to accept a ceasefire and negotiate, though progress remains limited.
- In a two-hour meeting in Istanbul, both parties consented to swap a thousand prisoners of war each, representing their largest prisoner exchange to date.
- Russia is preparing a summer offensive to gain more Ukrainian territory, while President Putin has rejected a 30-day ceasefire unless Ukraine halts mobilization and Western arms shipments.
- The stalled negotiations and ongoing conflict imply continued fighting along a roughly 620-mile front line, with casualties mounting and no immediate resolution in sight.
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Putin Dismisses Trump's Remarks
Donald Trump claims that the Pope is positive about hosting peace talks between Ukraine and Russia. But the Kremlin is now dismissing any concrete plans for such talks. – There is no agreement, says spokesman Dmitry Peskov, according to Dagbladet.


No New Direct Russia-Ukraine Peace Talks Are Scheduled, Kremlin Says
Russia and Ukraine have no direct peace talks scheduled, the Kremlin said Thursday, nearly a week after their first face-to-face session since shortly after Moscow’s invasion in 2022 and days after U.S. President Donald Trump said they would start ceasefire negotiations “immediately.”
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New Ukraine talks 'yet to be agreed', Kremlin says
MOSCOW: New peace talks with Ukraine had "yet to be agreed", the Kremlin said on Thursday (May 22), disputing reports the two nations would soon hold negotiations at the Vatican. Diplomatic efforts to end the conflict have stepped up a gear in recent weeks, with Russian and Ukrainian officials holding thei
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