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May 14, 2025

Ukraine's Zelensky Challenges Russia's Putin to Face-to-Face Meeting at Peace Talks in Turkey
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he will travel to Turkey
this week to seek a ceasefire deal with Russia. The Kremlin, meanwhile,
says a Russian delegation will be in Istanbul for possible direct peace
talks - though it's not clear whether President Vladimir Putin will
personally attend. Nor is it clear whether President Donald Trump will
join the negotiations. Ahead of his trip to Turkey, Zelensky said he
will only believe Russia is serious about ending its invasion of Ukraine
if Putin joins face-to-face talks.

President Volodymyr Zelensky: "If they will not - if Putin will not
come, or if ceasefire will not be supported by Russians, by Putin
exactly, by him, so, it means only one thing, that Russia is not ready
for any kind of negotiation."

Meanwhile, Russia is continuing its deadly attacks on Ukraine. Kyiv says
Russia used 100 drones in an overnight assault Monday, while on Tuesday
Russian bombs killed three civilians in Ukraine's Kharkiv region.


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