Zelenskyy will have face-to-face talks in Istanbul, but will Putin?

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European leaders have recently accused Putin of dragging his feet in peace efforts while he attempts to press his bigger army’s battlefield initiative and capture more Ukrainian land.
The Independent
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Putin, who has never ceded ground from his maximalist demands about grabbing Ukrainian territory and toppling its government, suggested a meeting between Moscow and Kyiv officials in Istanbul this week — and Zelenskyy has called the Russian leader’s bluff.
Politico Europe
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Putin had floated the meeting as a counteroffer to a Western-backed call for a 30-day ceasefire, though the Kremlin, seemingly caught off guard by Zelensky’s proposal to attend in person, has not confirmed whether the Russian leader will travel to Turkey.
The Moscow Times

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