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Free Malaysia Today
3 days ago
- Business
- Free Malaysia Today
Kremlin expects a ceasefire conditions discussion in Istanbul
Dmitry Peskov said everyone is focused on the direct Russia-Ukraine negotiations in Istanbul on June 2. (AP pool pic) MOSCOW : The Kremlin expects Russia and Ukraine to discuss the list of conditions for a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine next week in Istanbul, its spokesman said on Friday, praising the US role in mediating the talks. Russia has proposed holding the second round of talks with Ukraine in Istanbul on June 2. However, Ukraine wants to see Russia's proposals for a peace deal before it sends a delegation to Turkey, foreign minister Andrii Sybiha said on Friday. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the Russian delegation would be travelling to Istanbul and would be ready for talks with Ukraine on Monday morning. 'At the moment, everyone is focused on the direct Russia-Ukraine negotiations. A list of conditions for a temporary truce is being developed,' Peskov told reporters. He said the details of the memorandum will not be published. Reuters reported earlier this week that Putin's conditions for ending the war in Ukraine include a demand that Western leaders pledge in writing to stop enlarging Nato eastwards. US President Donald Trump's envoy to Ukraine, Keith Kellogg, said earlier on Friday that Russia's concern over the eastward enlargement of Nato was fair and the United States did not want to see Ukraine in the US-led military alliance. Commenting on Kellogg's statement, Peskov said that Putin has been consistently conveying Russia's position on the inadmissibility of Nato's eastward expansion. 'We are pleased that these explanations by the president are understood, including in Washington. And, of course, this is quite appealing to us in terms of the mediating role that Washington continues to play,' Peskov said. Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in Feb 2022 after eight years of fighting in eastern Ukraine between Russian-backed separatists and Ukrainian troops.
Daily Mail
15-05-2025
- Politics
- Daily Mail
BREAKING NEWS Trump says he could still go to Turkey for Russia-Ukraine peace talks that Putin is skipping
President Donald Trump kept the door open to showing up to the Russia-Ukraine negotations that are expected to happen in Turkey on Thursday. The president is in Doha, Qatar, the second stop of his three-country tour of the Middle East. He attended a business roundtable in Doha Thursday morning and then was headed to the Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar to address an audience of U.S. troops. 'I was thinking about going, but it's very tough because of what we're doing today and tomorrow. But you know, if something happened, I'd go on Friday if it was appropriate,' Trump said. The president is slated to fly from the air base to the United Arab Emirates for his third and final state visit and dinner of the trip. He's due to fly back to Washington, D.C. mid-day Friday - though could divert Air Force One and head to Turkey instead. As of Thursday Russian President Vladimir Putin wasn't listed among Russia's attendees for the talks - despite Trump's call for him to attend. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was headed to Turkey but said he wouldn't attend the high-stakes talks unless Putin was there as well. After the Kremlin said Putin would not attend, the U.S.'s official response was that Trump would also skip the talks. The U.S. delegation includes Secretary of State Marco Rubio - who was on hand for a portion of Trump's Middle East swing - and envoys Steve Witkoff and Keith Kellogg. Trump has demanded that Russia and Ukraine agree to a 30-day ceasefire. Zelensky was on board with a ceasefire, though Putin was resistant, saying he wanted the talks to start first, so ceasefire terms could be negotiated.
