Uncertainty hangs over planned Ukraine peace talks
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The talks took place in the warring capitals of Moscow and Kyiv, from Washington and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to countries across Europe.
U.S. President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin will not attend what could be the first direct peace talks between Moscow and Kyiv in three years on Thursday, the Kremlin sending instead a group of experienced technocrats.
The Russian president faced pressure from Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky to travel for the talks in Istanbul on Thrusday.
Uncertainty looms over Turkey peace talks as Trump and Putin delay confirmation; Zelensky ready if Putin agrees to attend.
That put the attendance of Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky up in the air, given he had hinged his presence at the talks on whether Putin would also be there. Mr Zelensky said in a social media post on Thursday morning that he was “waiting to see who will come from Russia, and then I will decide which steps Ukraine should take”.
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Wednesday urged the West not to be divided on Ukraine and said he was working to ensure unity between allies in Europe and the United States on how to end the war.
The president said he's optimistic about Thursday's expected talks between Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky in Istanbul.
Ukraine and Russia are close to reviving direct peace talks for the first time since the last face-to-face discussions ended three years ago.
Russia resumed mass drone attacks in Ukraine early on Sunday, after its self-declared three-day pause expired.
Russia and Ukarine direct peace talks collapse after President Valdimir Putin skips Turkey negotiations.According to Reuters, US President Donald Trump and Russian President Pution have announced that they will not attend the first direct
Last weekend saw a flurry of diplomatic activity surrounding the war in Ukraine. First, European leaders assembled in Kyiv on Saturday with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a show of unity to put pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin for a ceasefire.
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