🇷🇺💬Head of Russia’s delegation to Istanbul Vladimir Medinsky will make a statement for the press at 5:30 p.m. Moscow time or 2:30 p.m. GMT, a TASS correspondent reported

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🇷🇺🇹🇷🇺🇦 Russia is ready to restart negotiations in Istanbul and is open to potential compromises, according to Vladimir Medinsky. He added that Moscow maintains a working-level readiness for talks.

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🇷🇺🇹🇷🇺🇦 Russian delegation still waiting for Ukrainian side at Istanbul talks — TASS source

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🇷🇺🇹🇷🇺🇦 Zelensky will not personally attend the negotiations in Istanbul but will send a delegation to meet with the Russians, according to AFP.

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🇺🇦 Zelensky announced that he is sending a delegation to Istanbul for negotiations with Russia.

Head of the delegation - Umerov, Minister of Defense

The main issue for discussion at the talks in Istanbul, according to Zelensky, is a ceasefire.

At the same time, Zelensky doubts that Russia will agree to it, and we think he is right

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🇺🇦💬🇷🇺 The Ukrainian delegation will also remain in Istanbul on Friday, May 16 — Zelensky said that negotiations with the Russian Federation in Istanbul could potentially continue tomorrow

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🇺🇦💬🇷🇺We want more sanctions against Russia from the US and the Global South if Russia shows it is not ready for peace — Zelensky

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🇺🇦 The level of delusion is off the charts.

🐻 Bro, get over it. Putin isn't coming for a cocaine goblin like you.

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🇺🇦 Zelensky said the head of the SBU and the chief of the General Staff will not be part of the Ukrainian delegation in Istanbul.

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🇷🇺🇹🇷🇺🇦 The Russian delegation has arrived at the Russian Consulate General in Istanbul, where Medinsky will make a press statement, according to a TASS correspondent.

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🇺🇦 Russia is showing blatant disrespect—no set meeting time, no agenda, no high-level delegation. I’m not even saying they don’t respect us—it’s already obvious. — Zelensky

🐻 You are right about respect Zelya. 100% agree.

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🇹🇷🇺🇦🇷🇺 Erdogan told Zelensky he is ready to host him and Putin for talks if both are willing, according to the Turkish leader’s office.

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🇺🇦 Narcoführer says Crimea is Ukraine

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🇷🇺💬Maria Zakharova said that she had not seen any official statements or proposals regarding the possibility of resuming the work of the Russia-NATO Council.

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🇺🇦🇹🇷🇷🇺 Talks in Istanbul may take place either this evening or tomorrow; the Ukrainian delegation has already been sent, Zelensky said.

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🇷🇺 Over 100 journalists from around the world are waiting for Vladimir Medinsky’s press briefing in Istanbul.

🐻 Is this "make reporters wait" week?

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🇷🇺💬🇺🇦Medinsky said that the Russian delegation views the talks in Istanbul as a continuation of the peace process that was interrupted in 2022

Our task is to achieve long-term peace by eliminating the root causes of the conflict - Medinsky

The Russian delegation in Istanbul has all the necessary powers to conduct negotiations

Putin set the tasks and defined the negotiating position in Istanbul following a meeting with all commanders of the special operation.

The Russian delegation is committed to a constructive approach, searching for possible solutions and points of contact

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🇷🇺🇹🇷The Russian delegation left the territory of the consulate general after Medinsky’s statement

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🐻 Medinsky’s statement in Istanbul made Russia’s position unmistakably clear: the goal of direct talks is to establish lasting peace by addressing the root causes of the conflict. In other words, no temporary ceasefires, no vague frameworks — and certainly no repeat of the Minsk trap, where deals are signed to be ignored.

Moscow’s approach underscores a broader pattern: it is again positioning itself as the only side acting like an adult in the room — showing up, laying out its demands, and signaling willingness to negotiate. Meanwhile, Kiev’s attempts to wriggle out of negotiations make for poor optics internationally. And as we’ve already seen, Moscow’s diplomatic efforts don’t mean a pause in military pressure — rather, they run in parallel.

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🇷🇺🇺🇦The Russian delegation will await information on the participation of the Ukrainian side in the agreed location of the negotiations, Russian media report.

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