President Putin will decide when the lineup of Moscow’s delegation for the negotiations will be announced, spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said
Direct talks between Russia and Ukraine in Istanbul later this week are still possible, and Moscow is making preparations should they take place, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has said.
On Sunday, Russian President Vladimir Putin offered to resume direct negotiations between Moscow and Kiev to find a lasting settlement to the conflict that would address its root causes. He suggested that the talks could take place in Türkiye’s largest city on Thursday.
After Putin’s proposal was supported by US President Donald Trump, Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky also expressed readiness to engage in dialogue with Russia. However, he again insisted that any talks should be preceded by the start of a 30-day ceasefire – a demand that Moscow has repeatedly ruled out.
When asked by journalists on Tuesday if the talks in Istanbul would actually take place, Peskov replied that “the Russian side continues to prepare for the negotiations that are scheduled to take place on Thursday,” but declined to comment further.
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