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Posted on May 13, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 23, 2026
The Kremlin has not confirmed if Putin will attend Ukraine peace talks in Turkey. Zelenskiy demands Putin's presence, while Russia prepares for negotiations.
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will announce who is attending proposed peace talks in Turkey on ending the war in Ukraine when President Vladimir Putin sees fit to, the Kremlin said on Tuesday, declining to say at this stage whether or not Putin will attend himself.
Putin on Sunday proposed direct talks with Ukraine, and, after U.S. President Donald Trump publicly told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to accept, Zelenskiy said he would go but that Putin should attend in person too.
"The Russian side continues to prepare for the negotiations," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters when asked about the talks and Zelenskiy's demand that Putin attend. "We are not going to comment any more yet."
When asked directly who would represent Russia at the talks, Peskov said: "As soon as the president sees fit, we will announce it."
(Reporting by Dmitry Antonov; Writing by Guy Faulconbridge; Editing by Andrew Osborn)
The Kremlin stated that it will announce who is attending the proposed peace talks in Turkey when President Putin sees fit.
Zelenskiy indicated he would attend the talks but emphasized that Putin should also be present.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov addressed the media regarding the negotiations and Zelenskiy's demands.
Peskov mentioned that the announcement will be made as soon as President Putin deems it appropriate.
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