Vladimir Putin to skip negotiation talks in Turkey

Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced the names of officials who will represent Russia in the renewed negotiations with Ukraine set to take place in Turkey today TASS reportedKremlin aide Vladimir Medinsky will lead the Russian delegation which will be joined by Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin Deputy Defence Minister Alexander Fomin and Igor Kostyukov who heads the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed ForcesPutin has also designated a group of experts to support the talks These include Alexander Zorin the First Deputy Head of the General Staffs Information Department Yelena Podobreyevskaya Deputy Head of the Presidential Directorate for Humanitarian Policy Alexey Polishchuk Director of the Second CIS Department at the Foreign Ministry and Viktor Shevtsov Deputy Head of the Defense Ministrys International Military Cooperation DirectorateKremlin aide Yury Ushakov confirmed that the discussions with Ukraine will resume on Thursday in Istanbul The Russian delegation heading to Istanbul plans to discuss both technical and political issues according to TASSPresident Putin formally extended an unconditional invitation to Ukraine to resume direct negotiations on May 11Earlier Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had said that Ukraine is closely watching who Russia sends to the upcoming talks in Turkey before deciding its next steps Zelenskyy also expressed doubts about Russias intentions calling recent signals from Moscow unconvincingHe also said that US President Donald Trump is considering attending the talks stating his presence could become the strongest argumentToday we held several meetings with the team regarding the format in Tuumlrkiye I am waiting to see who will come from Russia and then I will decide which steps Ukraine should take So far the signals from them in the media are unconvincingWe also hear that President Trump ishellip pictwittercomDurxIKaMihmdash Volodymyr Zelenskyy ZelenskyyUa May 14 2025Sharing a post on X on Wednesday Zelenskyy said Today we held several meetings with the team regarding the format in Turkiye I am waiting to see who will come from Russia and then I will decide which steps Ukraine should take So far the signals from them in the media are unconvincing We also hear that President Trump is considering attending the meeting in Turkiye That could become the strongest argument This week really may change a lot but only may Everything is being decided right nowThe post added Russia is only prolonging the war and the killings I want to thank every country every leader who is now putting pressure on Russia so that the shelling finally stops so that meaningful negotiations can take place at a level where real decisions can be made To everyone helping peace and diplomacyThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoeveratOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params