Istanbul peace talks

Zelenskyy urges new sanctions if Russia undermines Istanbul peace talks

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on June 2 that the West must impose fresh sanctions on Russia if it undermines the newly launched negotiations in Istanbul.

2 June 2025, 04:39 PM

ISW: Putin stalls talks, demands Ukraine’s surrender, prepares for long war

Russia continues to threaten escalation and hint at potential nuclear strikes as the Kremlin gears up for a prolonged war with no intention of making concessions, according to a May 17 report from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).

18 May 2025, 10:29 AM

Zelenskyy and European leaders discuss Istanbul talks with Trump

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders Emmanuel Macron, Friedrich Merz, Keir Starmer, and Donald Tusk held a joint phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump, the Presidential Office confirmed to NV on May 16.

16 May 2025, 04:51 PM

Russia’s terms for ceasefire include withdrawal from non-occupied areas

The Russian delegation presented “unrealistic demands” during negotiations with Ukraine in Istanbul on May 16, far exceeding anything discussed previously, Sky News reported, citing sources familiar with the talks.

16 May 2025, 04:38 PM

European diplomats accuse Putin of derailing Ukraine peace talks in Türkiye

European diplomats are accusing Russian dictator Vladimir Putin of undermining peace talks with Ukraine by refusing to travel to Türkiye for a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Bloomberg reported on May 15.

15 May 2025, 06:17 PM

Trump on Türkiye talks: Nothing will move forward until I meet with Putin

U.S. President Donald Trump dismissed the composition of Russia’s delegation to the peace talks with Ukraine in Türkiye and said nothing meaningful would happen until he meets personally with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin.

15 May 2025, 05:31 PM

Russia says Istanbul talks delayed at Türkiye’s request

The upcoming negotiations between Ukraine and Russia in Istanbul have been postponed to the second half of the day “at the initiative of the Turkish side,” Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said, according to Russian state media.

15 May 2025, 03:19 PM

Sybiha on Russian delegation in Istanbul: unserious and disrespectful

Russia’s choice of representatives for talks in Türkiye reflects a lack of seriousness about peace and shows disrespect toward its negotiating partners, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha told reporters in Türkiye on May 15, according to My-Ukraina.

15 May 2025, 02:51 PM

Trump open to any path to peace in Ukraine, Rubio says

U.S. President Donald Trump is open to “any mechanism” that could lead to a just and lasting peace in Ukraine, but a military solution to the war does not exist, Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters in Antalya on May 15, according to Interfax-Ukraine.

15 May 2025, 12:31 PM

Russians simulate talks, push Ukraine to capitulate on Kremlin’s 2022 terms — ISW

Russian officials are openly calling for renewed peace talks with Ukraine based on the so-called “Istanbul protocols” from early 2022 — a framework amounting to a demand for Ukraine’s capitulation, according to a new report from the Institute for the Study of War on May 14.

15 May 2025, 11:03 AM

Trump dispatches Witkoff and Kellogg for Ukraine-Russia talks

U.S. President Donald Trump will send his special envoys, Steve Witkoff and Keith Kellogg, to Istanbul for possible talks aimed at ending Russia’s war against Ukraine, Reuters reported on May 13, citing three sources familiar with the plan.

13 May 2025, 04:25 PM

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