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Ukrainian and Russian Delegations Meet in Turkey After Putin Refuses to Take Part in Peace Talks

HeadlineMay 16, 2025

In Turkey, negotiators from Ukraine and Russia are meeting today for the first direct peace talks since shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022. But expectations of major progress remain low after delays and uncertainty over whether the meeting would actually happen, and after Russian President Vladimir Putin refused to attend in person. On Thursday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy met Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and Ukraine’s foreign minister met with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Also on Thursday, President Trump asserted, “Nothing is going to happen until Putin and I get together.”

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