First Russia-Ukraine Talks End In 2 Hours With POW Deal, But ‘No Russian Yes’ On Ceasefire Yet

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Russian and Ukrainian officials met face-to-face for about two hours on Friday (16 May 2025) in Istanbul, marking their first direct talks in over three years.
Hindustan Times
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President Vladimir Putin declined his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky’s offer to meet face-to-face in Istanbul, instead sending a delegation led by Vladimir Medinsky, the Kremlin aide who led the negotiations with Ukraine in March and April 2022.
The Moscow Times
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They lasted well under two hours, with no apparent sign of progress so far in narrowing the gap between the sides, and a Ukrainian source called Moscow's demands "non-starters".
Reuters
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Delegations from Ukraine and Russia met for the first time in three years in Turkey as Trump looks to pressure both sides to end the war as quickly as possible.
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