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Washington Post
a day ago
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- Washington Post
Next round of Russia-Ukraine talks uncertain as Moscow won't reveal terms
KYIV — The next round of direct talks between Russia and Ukraine have been thrown into doubt after Moscow has refused to produce its promised terms for peace before the sides meet Monday in Istanbul. Ukraine, as a result, has declined to commit to the meeting date set by Russia for the U.S.-backed talks, while the Kremlin has insisted that its terms must remain secret until talks begin.
Bloomberg
a day ago
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- Bloomberg
Russia to Attend Fresh Talks as Ukraine Demands Peace Proposals
By and Volodymyr Verbianyi Save Russia said it's sending a delegation to Istanbul Monday for a second round of talks with Ukraine amid last-minute wrangling over Kyiv's insistence that Moscow outline its peace proposals before any meeting. The warring sides have tussled over the parameters of negotiations after Turkey hosted the first direct negotiations between Russia and Ukraine since the early months of the war on May 16. Moscow didn't accept a US proposal for a 30-day ceasefire and used the meeting to repeat its maximalist demands to end its invasion, now in its fourth year.
Al Arabiya
a day ago
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- Al Arabiya
Turkey hopes to host Russia, Ukraine, US leaders after potential round of peace talks
Turkey hopes that Russia and Ukraine will largely resolve technical issues at their next potential round of peace talks, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Friday. He added that Ankara aims to host a leaders' summit afterward, with the Turkish and US presidents also in attendance. Speaking at a press conference in Kyiv — where he traveled following talks in Moscow earlier this week — Fidan said the May 16 talks between Russia and Ukraine in Istanbul, the first direct contact between the two sides in three years, marked a new beginning. He said he believed further meetings were possible.
Sky News
3 days ago
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- Sky News
Trump doubles down on Putin criticism - as Russia offers Ukraine a date and location for peace talks
Donald Trump has doubled down on his criticism of Vladimir Putin – adding he will know soon if the Russian leader is just "tapping" him along. The US president told reporters at the White House that he believed his counterpart in Moscow may be intentionally delaying ceasefire talks, while he also expressed disappointment at heavy Russian bombing over the weekend. While Mr Trump has so far stopped short of imposing sanctions – to avoid, he says, "screwing up" negotiations – he warned his stance could change. The president said: "We're going to find out whether or not he's tapping us along or not, and if he is, we'll respond a little differently," adding that he "can't tell you" if Mr Putin wanted peace. His comments in the Oval Office came minutes after Russia's foreign minister announced that the Kremlin had offered Ukraine a second round of talks on 2 June in Istanbul. Kyiv did not immediately respond to the proposal, which Sergei Lavrov said would see Moscow hand their proposals for a potential peace deal directly to Ukraine. "We hope that all those who are sincerely, and not just in words, interested in the success of the peace process will support holding a new round of direct Russian-Ukrainian talks in Istanbul," Mr Lavrov added. Later on Wednesday, Ukraine's defence minister Rustem Umerov said his government was "not against" further meetings, but called for Russia to deliver its memorandum to Kyiv beforehand. The words that suggest Russia's proposal for talks are just for show Moscow correspondent @IvorBennett By being the first to propose a date and location for the second round of direct talks, Russia is trying to portray itself as the principal driver towards peace. Its recent barrage of attacks on Ukraine have drawn harsh words from Donald Trump. This is an attempt to soothe his concerns and to show Washington that Moscow is still interested in a deal. But it feels much more performative than anything else, because Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov's statement makes it clear that Russia's position hasn't softened one bit. Referring to a memorandum outlining the contours of a settlement, he said it details "all aspects of reliably overcoming the root causes of the crisis". In Moscow's opinion, the "root causes" of the conflict were NATO expansion and the persecution of Russian speakers in eastern Ukraine. So, if that's the basis of its memorandum, then the document will essentially be a list of Moscow's maximalist demands, including permanent neutrality for Ukraine. Lavrov also confirmed that Russia's delegation will again be led by Kremlin aide Vladimir Medinsky, who Kyiv last time dismissed as being too junior for the talks to achieve anything meaningful. Expectations of a breakthrough at round two will be similarly low. Meanwhile, Mr Lavrov also hit out at Germany for agreeing to finance the production of long-range missiles in Ukraine, accusing Berlin of showing it is "already a participant in the war". However, German leader Friedrich Merz declined to say that his country would hand over the Taurus missiles that Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelenskyy – who was in Berlin on Wednesday – has long wanted. Ukraine's need for ammunition has become all the more urgent after Russia launched some of the largest aerial assaults of the war so far over the weekend. Russia said it had downed 296 Ukrainian drones over 13 regions overnight, while Ukraine said it had struck several weapon production sites. Kyiv, in turn, said Moscow had launched 88 drones and five ballistic missiles since Tuesday.
Fox News
4 days ago
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- Fox News
Putin rejects Trump's Vatican push as Kremlin accuses him of being 'emotional': envoy Kellogg
Russian President Vladimir Putin has rejected President Donald Trump's push to have the next round of Russia-Ukraine peace talks at the Vatican – an idea the president has floated since the newly appointed American pontiff, Pope Leo XIV, suggested it earlier this month. Special Envoy Keith Kellogg confirmed the news while speaking on "Fox & Friends" Tuesday morning when he said, "The Russians didn't want to go there" and suggested that instead the talks could next be held in Geneva. Though it remains unclear when another round of talks will be held as Russia has yet to agree to the U.S.'s peace proposal and its foreign ministry on Tuesday claimed it was still working on its memorandum of terms. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused Russia of "playing games" as it continues to bombard Ukrainian cities with massive drone strikes, including a Sunday attack in which Russia launched 335 drones and nine cruise missiles at civilian targets. The attack prompted Trump to condemn Putin as "crazy" in a post on his social media platform, Truth Social. "I've always had a very good relationship with Vladimir Putin of Russia, but something has happened to him," Trump said Sunday. "He has gone absolutely CRAZY! He is needlessly killing a lot of people, and I'm not just talking about soldiers. Missiles and drones are being shot into cities in Ukraine, for no reason whatsoever," he added. Trump took it one step further and warned Putin that should he attempt to take "all of Ukraine…it will lead to the downfall of Russia." The Kremlin clapped back at Trump and accused him of being "emotional." When asked about the president's comments, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said, "We are really grateful to the Americans and to President Trump personally for their assistance in organizing and launching this negotiation process. "This is a very crucial moment, which is associated, of course, with the emotional overload of everyone absolutely and with emotional reactions," he added, according to a Reuters report. But Trump didn't limit his verbal attack to Putin in his social media post and claimed Zelenskyy was "doing his country no favors by talking the way he does." "Everything out of his mouth causes problems, I don't like it, and it better stop," he added, though it is unclear what Zelenskyy said that prompted this reaction.
