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PM accuses Putin of ‘dragging feet’ in peace talks over no-show for Zelensky

The Prime Minister accused Moscow’s leader of ‘standing in the way’ of a truce after his no-show in Turkey.

Evening Standard

First Thing: Russia and Ukraine to begin first direct talks since 2022

Putin and Zelenskyy will not meet after the Russian president refused to travel to Istanbul for talks with his Ukrainian counterpart. Plus, the fitness influencers who fake their impossibly ripped physiques

The Guardian - UK

Zelensky hits out at Putin after landing in Turkey for Ukraine and Russia peace talks

Volodymr Zelensky hit out at Vladimir Putin as the Ukrainian president arrived in Turkey for Ukraine and Russia peace talks.

The Independent UK

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Trump tells US troops in Qatar that he will ‘have to think’ about running in 2028

The president has repeatedly hinted he plans to run again, which would require him to overcome a significant constitutional obstacle

The Independent UK

Ukraine to send its delegation to Istanbul talks with Russia, Zelenskyy not going

Ukraine’s president confirmed that he has agreed to send the delegation to Istanbul for a lower-level talk with Russia’s representatives, but he will not be present there himself.

Euronews

Who is heading up Putin’s ‘theatre prop’ peace delegation in the Turkey talks?

Leading the delegation is Vladimir Medinsky, who is behind a new history textbook for schools which reflect Putin's historical view

The Independent UK

Russia grabs a bit more of Ukraine as it heads into peace talks

On eve of Istanbul talks, Moscow ignored a call for a 30-day ceasefire and showed signs of preparing for new offensives.

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Watch live: Zelensky holds press conference after Putin shuns Russia Ukraine peace talks in Turkey

Watch live as Volodymyr Zelensky holds a press conference after Vladimir Putin shuned Russia Ukraine peace talks in Turkey on Thursday (15 May).

The Independent UK

Mapped: Frontline in Ukraine as Kyiv and Moscow set to begin first direct talks since 2022

Russia has rejected Ukraine’s repeated offer of a comprehensive, unconditional 30-day ceasefire which Mr Zelensky says would allow for proper peace negotiations to take place

The Independent UK

Zelensky tells Putin ‘I am waiting’ ahead of crunch Russia and Ukraine ceasefire talks

Volodymyr Zelensky says he is “waiting” to see who from Russia will attend the Russia-Ukraine peace talks in Istanbul before deciding “which steps Ukraine will take.”

The Independent UK

Russian Delegation, Without Putin, Arrives In Istanbul For Ukraine Talks

Putin was not included on a list of Moscow's negotiating team published by the Kremlin late Wednesday, after Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky challenged him to turn up in person to the talks.

International Business Times

Lammy: Russia sending ‘low-level’ officials to Ukraine talks as Putin stays away

Foreign Secretary David Lammy said Nato allies would ‘stand by Ukraine’.

Evening Standard

Ukraine war: US secretary of state says ‘abundantly clear’ Trump and Putin needed for peace talks ‘breakthrough’ – as it happened

Marco Rubio says US president may need to ‘directly engage’ to determine ‘once and for all what it is the Russian side wants and whether peace is possible’

The Guardian - AU

Putin delivers 'slap in the face' as Russian leader snubs Ukraine peace talks in Istanbul

Donald Trump tells Vladimir Putin the Ukraine war ‘has to stop’ as Kremlin sends low-level team to talks in Turkey

Evening Standard

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Al Jazeera

‘Significant step’: Russia-Ukraine talks in Turkiye – what to expect

Zelenskyy will be in Turkiye, but Putin is not on Russia’s team for the first direct Moscow-Kyiv talks since 2022.

International Business Times

Ukraine, Russia To Hold First Direct Talks Since 2022

War rivals Ukraine and Russia are set to go into their first direct talks in more than three years on Thursday, with Russian President Vladimir Putin not included on the list of attendees.

Radio France Internationale

First direct peace talks between Moscow, Kyiv since 2022 to begin in Turkey

A Russian delegation landed in Istanbul on Thursday for the first direct peace talks with Ukraine in more than three years, Russian state media reported, but without President Vladimir Putin as many world leaders had urged.

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine war briefing: Force Putin’s hand, Nato leaders told in Turkey, as he snubs peace talks

Lower-level Ukrainian delegations to negotiate after Russian president shies from Zelenskyy’s challenge to meet; Sumy attack kills three. What we know on day 1,177

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The Independent UK

Trump’s Middle East trip formalizes his rebuke of the Republican Party’s ‘neocons’

ANALYSIS: Republican president blasted ‘interventionalists’ on both sides of the American political spectrum during Riyadh speech

Evening Standard

David Lammy in Turkey for Nato meeting amid prospect of Zelensky-Putin talks

Ukrainian leader Mr Zelensky told reporters in Kyiv that he will be in Ankara on Thursday to conduct negotiations.

The Independent UK

Ukraine peace talks hang in balance after Putin and Trump skip Turkey summit

President Trump had suggested he would attend peace talks if Vladimir Putin was also there

Euronews

Putin is not going to Istanbul to meet Zelenskyy, so who will represent Russia?

Vladimir Putin will not travel to Turkey and is instead sending the deputy foreign affairs and defence ministers, the head of his military intelligence, and the presidential aide, who will lead the delegation, the Kremlin announced late on Wednesday.

The Guardian - UK

Trump ally to brief European leaders on sanctions to weaken Russia’s economy

Senator Lindsey Graham to unveil measures if Vladimir Putin fails to negotiate Ukraine future in good faith

The Independent UK

Why Putin’s no-show at peace talks in Turkey is all part of his brutal pantomime

ANALYSIS: ‘Putin is not strong in direct negotiations. He’s strong in playing games,’ a senior Ukrainian source tells chief international correspondent Bel Trew

International Business Times

Germany's Merz Urges Europe-US Unity On Ukraine War

Western powers must not be divided in confronting Russia over the Ukraine war, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Wednesday, urging a united stance between Europe and the United States.

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