US EditionPeace Breakthrough Unlikely as Putin Declines to Meet Zelenskyy in Türkiye
- Russian President Vladimir Putin declined to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during planned peace talks on May 15, 2025, in Türkiye.
- The refusal followed longstanding disagreements over territory, NATO ambitions, and neutrality, deepening the diplomatic impasse after three years of full-scale war.
- Ukraine sent a delegation led by Defense Minister Rustem Umerov aiming to discuss a 30-day ceasefire, while Russia dispatched a lower-level team without decision-makers.
- U.S. President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio both expressed skepticism, stating no breakthrough would occur without a direct Trump-Putin meeting.
- Putin’s absence and continued demands suggest little immediate progress, prolonging a conflict that has killed hundreds of thousands and destabilized regional peace.
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Peace breakthrough unlikely as Putin declines to meet Zelenskiy in Turkey - Hawaii Tribune-Herald
ISTANBUL/ANKARA — Russia’s Vladimir Putin spurned a challenge to meet face-to-face with Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Turkey on Thursday, instead sending a second-tier delegation to planned peace talks, while Ukraine’s president said his defence minister would head up Kyiv’s team.
Peace breakthrough unlikely as Putin declines to meet Zelenskyy in Turkey
Russia's Vladimir Putin spurned a challenge to meet face-to-face with Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Turkey on Thursday, instead sending a second-tier delegation to planned peace talks, while Ukraine's president said his defense minister would head up Kyiv's team. They will be the first direct talks between the sides since March 2022,…
The Billings Gazette
Putin spurns Zelenskyy offer to meet in Turkey
ANKARA, Turkey — Russia and Ukraine are scheduled to hold their first direct peace talks in three years, both countries said Thursday, but hopes for a breakthrough remained dim after Russian President Vladimir Putin spurned an offer by Ukrainian President…
Putin spurns meeting with Zelensky in Turkey but lower-level talks still on
Russia’s Vladimir Putin spurned a challenge to meet face-to-face with Volodymyr Zelensky in Turkey yesterday, instead sending a second-tier delegation to planned peace talks, while Ukraine’s president said his defence minister would head up Kyiv’s team.
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