US EditionDelayed Russia-Ukraine Peace Talks Get Underway in Turkey
- Direct peace talks between Russian and Ukrainian delegations began on May 16, 2025, in Istanbul, marking their first face-to-face negotiations in over three years.
- These talks follow a history of failed negotiations, including those in March 2022 that collapsed after the discovery of hundreds of civilian deaths in Bucha during Russian occupation.
- The delegations were led by Vladimir Medinsky for Russia and Rustem Umerov for Ukraine, focusing on humanitarian issues such as prisoner exchanges and ceasefire discussions amid low expectations for progress.
- The two-hour talks concluded with an agreement to exchange 1,000 prisoners each, while direct negotiations between Presidents Zelensky and Putin did not take place.
- The outcome indicates cautious advancement on humanitarian concerns yet leaves broader peace prospects uncertain as Russia conditions ceasefire on resolving conflict 'root causes' and territorial questions.
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Ukraine-Russia peace talks in Turkey: what we know
Ukraine and Russia plan to meet in Istanbul on Friday for their first direct peace talks in more than three years. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky had travelled to Turkey but said he would not attend the talks, after his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin declined his calls for face-to-face negotiations. Tens of thousands have been killed since Russia invaded in February 2022, and Moscow's army controls around a fifth of Ukraine's territo…
Analysts downbeat on first talks between Russia and Ukraine
The NewsRussian and Ukrainian officials join peace talks today in Turkey, their first such negotiations since Moscow’s 2022 invasion — a landmark meeting that officials were nevertheless downbeat about. Though Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy traveled to Turkey and called for his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to join, Moscow ultimately sent a relatively low-level delegation, with US President Donald Trump acknowledging that little pr…
Delayed Russia-Ukraine peace talks get underway in Turkey
Russia-Ukraine peace talks finally got underway a day late in Instanbul with little to no expectations after U.S. President Donald Trump said a face-to-face meeting with Putin was the only way forward.
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