The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday morning confirmed that Negotiations with the Ukrainian delegation in Istanbul will be held at the request of Turkey until the “second half of the day”. TASR informs this based on the AFP report.
The Russian agency TASS, referring to its resources, originally informed that the negotiations of both opposing parties could start at 10.00 local time (9.00 CEST). The Russian delegation headed by President’s advisor Vladimir Medinský is already in Istanbul. The composition of the Ukrainian delegation has not yet been published. In Ankara, however, according to Reuters, the President of Ukraine is already located Volodymyr Zelenskyj, who has a scheduled meeting with his Turkish counterparts Tayyip Erdogan.
At the same time, the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of NATO Member States, including the heads of Ukraine and the US diploma, are also present in Antalya, Turkish. Keith Kellogg and Steve Wiktoff President Keith Kellogg and Steve should also be in Turkey.
Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed to carry out direct negotiations with Ukraine 15 last Sunday May 15 in Istanbul without any conditions. According to him, Russia wants to “restart” peace talks that both countries led in 2022. Putina then called for a personal meeting in Turkey. Putin refused personal participation in the negotiations.
