Russia and Ukraine Are No Closer to Peace
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RBC Ukraine on MSNWill negotiations with Russia continue if Putin does not meet with Zelenskyy? What Umerov saysTalks between Ukraine and Russia will continue even if Russian President Vladimir Putin refuses to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, states Secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council (RNBO) and head of the Ukrainian delegation,
Russian and Ukrainian delegates concluded their third set of direct talks in Istanbul “about 40 minutes” after they started, the Russian state news agency TASS reported Wednesday, citing a source.
Russia said that it expected talks with Ukraine later on Wednesday in Istanbul to be "difficult", downplaying expectations of a breakthrough at a meeting between the two sides after nearly three and a half years of war.
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RBC Ukraine on MSNZelenskyy, Putin, and humanitarian track: Istanbul talks revealedThe third round of negotiations in Istanbul between Ukraine and Russia has concluded. The two sides agreed to conduct another major prisoner exchange and issued a series of statements. RBC-Ukraine summarizes the key outcomes of the third meeting.
The two sides made little progress toward a ceasefire — despite President Trump's threats of harsh new economic penalties on Moscow should it fail to agree to a deal by early September.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to move toward a peace settlement for Ukraine but Moscow's main objective is to achieve its goals, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told state television in a clip published on Sunday.
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The Moscow Times on MSNUkraine Demands Zelensky-Putin Talks, Russia Proposes Brief Truces After Latest TalksUkraine on Wednesday proposed direct talks within weeks between its President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russia's Vladimir Putin while Moscow tempered prospects for progress at a fresh round of talks in Istanbul on Wednesday.
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The U.K. chaired a Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting to discuss rapid transfer of arms including Patriot missiles, as the Britain responds to President Donald Trump's 50-day ultimatum to Russian President Vladimir Putin.