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Russia's Putin proposes direct talks with Ukraine
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on May 10, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 23, 2026
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Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on May 10, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 23, 2026
Putin proposes direct talks with Ukraine in Istanbul on May 15, aiming to resume negotiations without preconditions, despite past breakdowns.
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday proposed direct talks with Ukraine on May 15 in Istanbul.
Following are key quotes translated into English by Reuters.
"It was not Russia that broke off negotiations in 2022. It was Kyiv. Nevertheless, we are proposing that Kyiv resume direct negotiations without any preconditions."
"Despite everything, we offer the Kyiv authorities to resume negotiations already on Thursday, in Istanbul."
"Let me remind you that as a result of these negotiations, a joint draft document was prepared, and it was initialed by the head of the Kyiv negotiating group, but at the insistence of the West, it was thrown into the trash."
"Russia has repeatedly made ceasefire initiatives."
"Kyiv authorities have not responded to any of our ceasefire proposals."
"During the three days of the declared ceasefire, Kyiv has made 5 attempts to attack the Russian border."
(Reporting by Reuters; editing by Guy Faulconbridge)
The main topic is Putin's proposal for direct talks with Ukraine to resume negotiations in Istanbul.
Istanbul is proposed as a neutral location for resuming negotiations between Russia and Ukraine.
Challenges include past breakdowns in talks and unresponded ceasefire proposals by Russia.
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