Putin and Trump will not visit peace talks with Zelenskyy of Ukraine

The hopes that Ukraine and Russia guides would take part in peace talks in Turkey on Thursday in Turkey, as Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin and the counterpart of the White House, Donald Trump, decided to skip the trip.

The Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had come under pressure from Trump to take part in the talks in Istanbul, but had said that he would only do so if the Russian president were present.

The Russian President Putin had signaled last Sunday that he was ready to run “direct negotiations” with the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky “without conditions in Istanbul this week.

However, the Russian leader had not confirmed whether he would personally take part in the talks, and Putin’s name was particularly absent when the Kremlin confirmed the delegation that he would send to Istanbul late Wednesday evening.

The Kremlin worked together whether the Russian president would take part in the talks, and Putin’s press spokesman Dmitry Peskov Sidestepping Reporters questions on this topic. When asked on Wednesday whether Putin would travel to Turkey, the spokesman replied that the president had “working sessions” instead.

The Russian delegation would be headed by the presidential assistant Vladimir Medinsky and belonged to Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin and Deputy Minister of Defense Alexander Fomin and the high -ranking military officer Igor Kostyukov told. Despite Putin’s absence, it added that Putin still held a meeting with several Russian officials in the late night to discuss the talks.

After the announcement of the Kremlin, a high -ranking official of the White House NBC News announced that the high -ranking US envoy Steve Witkoff and Keith Kellogg and Foreign Minister Marco Rubio would not travel to Istanbul – while Trump would not travel to Turkey.

The Ukraine -zelenskyy expressed skepticism to the conversations this week and commented on Wednesday that he was still waiting to see who is coming from Russia, and then I will decide what steps the Ukraine should take. So far, the signals of them are not convincing in the media, “he said on the X Social Media platform.

Kyiv had been under pressure to take part in discussions after Trump announced on Sunday that Ukraine should agree to “immediately” meet Russia.

“At least you can determine whether a deal is possible or not,” Trump wrote on his social media platform of truth.

“If this is not the case, European leaders and the United States will know where everything is and can proceed accordingly!” Trump said that he “started doubting that the Ukraine would make a deal with Putin” before he called: “Have the meeting now !!!”

It is uncertain whether Zelenskyy will still take part in the talks that are supposed to start at around 10 a.m. Moscow now that Putin and Trump will not be present.

Andrii Yermak, the head of Zelenskyy’s office, should take part in the negotiations, but there was no official confirmation that he was still participating. Zelenskyy will meet Turkish President Erdogan in Ankara on Thursday.