US EditionWhat to know about possible Russia-Ukraine peace talks in Turkey
- On Thursday in Istanbul, Russian President Vladimir Putin suggested resuming face-to-face peace negotiations with Ukraine.
- The talks follow over three years of full-scale invasion and previous failed negotiations early in the war, with Ukraine rejecting demands for territorial concessions.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy challenged Putin to meet in Turkey in person while hosting European leaders to call for a coordinated 30-day ceasefire starting Monday.
- Zelenskyy stated he is prepared to negotiate only with Putin directly and announced he will be in Turkey on Thursday, awaiting Putin’s arrival, while Kremlin representatives have not confirmed the composition of Russia’s delegation.
- The outcome remains uncertain as Russia has effectively rejected an unconditional 30-day truce and both sides prepare for further conflict amid warnings that Putin holds the key to ending the war.
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Russia demands Ukraine's de facto capitulation with Istanbul demands
Russian and Ukrainian delegations met in Istanbul for the second direct ceasefire talks on June 1 that made little progress in laying out the groundwork for the mooted 30-day ceasefire suggested by the Trump administration in March.
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The Turkish Foreign Minister said that the warring parties had "in principle agreed on further negotiations. There has been no reaction from Kiev so far. Moscow expects a quick decision on new rounds of talks.
The talks in Istanbul are over. Ukrainians accuse the Russians of deliberately wanting to make peace negotiations fail.
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