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| Russian and Ukrainian delegations meet in Istanbul: Live Updates | |
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| Kiev’s negotiators met with US and Turkish officials ahead of planned talks with the Russian side | |
| The first direct talks between Moscow and Kiev in over three years have begun at Istanbul’s Dolmabahce Palace. Turkish officials were also present at the opening of the talks. | |
| Representatives from Türkiye, Ukraine, and the US held a separate meeting ahead of the negotiations between the Russian and Ukrainian delegations on Friday. | |
| As the negotiations were planned to take place on Thursday, the Kremlin delegation had been waiting for its counterpart to arrive for the whole day. Vladimir Zelensky named his delegation later in the evening. It consists of 12 delegates and is led by Defense Minister Rustem Umerov. | |
| Russian President Vladimir Putin offered on Sunday to resume direct dialogue between Moscow and Kiev to find a lasting settlement that would address the root causes of the conflict. | Russian President Vladimir Putin offered on Sunday to resume direct dialogue between Moscow and Kiev to find a lasting settlement that would address the root causes of the conflict. |
| Zelensky, who had previously ruled out any talks with Moscow, only agreed to attend following US President Donald Trump’s announcement of his support for the talks, and his claim that Kiev should accept it “immediately”. But instead of going to Istanbul, Zelensky went to Ankara, where he had direct talks with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. | Zelensky, who had previously ruled out any talks with Moscow, only agreed to attend following US President Donald Trump’s announcement of his support for the talks, and his claim that Kiev should accept it “immediately”. But instead of going to Istanbul, Zelensky went to Ankara, where he had direct talks with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. |
| The Russian President's spokesman Dmitry Peskov claimed Putin is not planning to personally take part in the talks with Ukraine in Türkiye. | The Russian President's spokesman Dmitry Peskov claimed Putin is not planning to personally take part in the talks with Ukraine in Türkiye. |
| Moscow and Ukraine last held direct talks in April 2022, also in Istanbul. Following initial reports that an agreement had been reached, Kiev unilaterally withdrew from the talks. President Putin later blamed Western interference and, in particular, then-UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who had reportedly urged Kiev to “just continue fighting,” for derailing the peace process. | Moscow and Ukraine last held direct talks in April 2022, also in Istanbul. Following initial reports that an agreement had been reached, Kiev unilaterally withdrew from the talks. President Putin later blamed Western interference and, in particular, then-UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who had reportedly urged Kiev to “just continue fighting,” for derailing the peace process. |
| Russia, which had withdrawn its forces from the outskirts of Kiev as a goodwill gesture, later accused Ukraine of backtracking, saying it had lost trust in Ukraine’s negotiators. | Russia, which had withdrawn its forces from the outskirts of Kiev as a goodwill gesture, later accused Ukraine of backtracking, saying it had lost trust in Ukraine’s negotiators. |