Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he will send a delegation led by Defense Minister Rustem Umerov to meet with Russian representatives in Istanbul. He made the statement at a press conference following his meeting with Turkish President…
Category: 1. Russia
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Ukrainian Delegation En Route to Istanbul for First Direct Peace Talks With Russia Since 2022
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he had sent a team to Istanbul for the first direct peace talks with Russia in three years, but played down expectations of a breakthrough, saying Moscow was…
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Ukraine “shrinks” with every breakdown in talks
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said that Ukraine’s territory shrinks every time it disrupts peace talks.
Explaining the connection between the disrupted negotiation processes and the lost…
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Estonia Accuses Russia Of ‘Serious Threat’ To NATO After Fighter Jet Disrupts Tanker Inspection
Estonia has accused Russia of creating a “serious threat” to NATO in the Baltic Sea after a Russian fighter jet disrupted operations by the Estonian Navy to inspect an unflagged tanker that is on the United Kingdom’s sanctions list.
The ship,…
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Putin’s proposal for Istanbul meeting ruins EU plans to drag out war
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s statement about holding talks with the Ukrainian side in Istanbul ruins Europe’s plans to prolong the conflict in Ukraine, the Aydınlık Gazetesi newspaper has quoted sources as…
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FSB Arrests Former Top Managers at Explosives Maker Avangard
Two former executives of the Russian explosives manufacturer Avangard have been arrested on charges of abuse of power and bribery, the RBC news outlet reported Thursday, citing the Federal Security Service (FSB).
Stanislav Shevchuk,…
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EU should not interfere with Russia-Ukraine talks in Istanbul
Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations Peter Szijjártó urged Brussels not to interfere in the negotiation process between Russia and Ukraine in Istanbul.
‘We expect that Brussels…
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The results of the Istanbul talks are already known
In fact, the results of the upcoming talks in Istanbul today were known a few days ago. The line was drawn by V. Zelenskyy, when in response to Trump’s demand he expressed his desire to personally fly to them, in…
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Kazakhstan Denies Russia Plans Early Exit From Baikonur Spaceport
Kazakhstan on Thursday denied reports that Russia plans to abandon its lease on the Baikonur Cosmodrome before it expires in 2050, amid speculation that Moscow may be preparing to ditch the historic launch site.
Local media in…
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Trump hopes that the talks in Istanbul will end the conflict in Ukraine
US President Donald Trump says he is not going to attend talks between Russia and Ukraine in Istanbul, but hopes they will end the armed conflict.
‘I thought about going [to the talks – ed.], but it was hard,…
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