Alalum on Russian -Ukrainian talks is currently noted in Constantinople, as Ankara now states that there is no postponement of the talks. There is no postponement of Russia-Ukraine talks, a Russian delegation is located in Constantinople, a source of the Turkish Foreign Ministry told Reuters.

There is still no scheduled Ukraine-Russia meeting in Constantinople, the source of the Turkish Foreign Minister said.

“There is no time for a meeting yet. In this respect, there is no question of postponement, ” The source said.

Some US officials are also in Constantinople, he said.

“Talks were postponed for the next few hours”

Talks in Constantinople were postponed for the second half of the day, On the initiative of the Turkish side, A spokesman for the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zaharova announced earlier.

The Russian delegation in Constantinople received instructions “to focus on the long -term peace in Ukraine,” said Maria Zaharova. The Russian delegation is located in Constantinople, and is ready for ‘Serious work’ She stressed herself earlier.

The purpose of direct negotiations in Constantinople is to eliminate the deeper causes of the conflict in Ukraine, the Russian official said.

The Russian delegation in Istanbul has all the instructions and works within the framework that Vladimir Putin has clearly put in, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said, according to TASS agency.

Putin will not participate In the negotiations with Ukraine, the president’s spokesman reiterated Dmitry Peskov According to CNN.

There is still no accurate information on the composition of the Ukrainian delegation, which is expected to hold talks with the Russian side, the Turkish NTV network said.

Talks about Ukraine in Istanbul will take place in the same space Where they took place three years ago, he told Tass a source that knows the organization of the meeting.

About 50 journalists From around the world they are waiting for the meeting between Russia and Ukraine at the Dolmabahce Palace in Istanbul.

It is noted that the Russian president decided to compose a delegation that went to Constantinople on Thursday for the planned direct talks with the Ukrainian side.

The head is Vladimir Mentinsky, a adviser to Putin – who had led the delegation that held unsuccessful peace talks with Ukraine in 2022, in the first months after the start of the Russian invasion.

Deputy Foreign Minister Michael Galuzin, Deputy Minister of Defense Alexander Fomin, diplomats and intelligence officials will also be present.

Zelenski with Erdogan

Around 12 noon, the aircraft carrying Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski to Turkey landed at Ankara Airport. Zelenski will have talks with Recep Tayyip Erdogan and will then make a decision on talks with Russia in Constantinople, a Ukrainian official told Reuters.

The program of Ukrainian president in Ankara:

  • 13:00 Erdogan’s official reception by Erdogan in Ankara
  • 13:05 Contacts
  • 14:00 Lunch

Donald Trump leaves open the possibility of going to Constantinople If progress is made In the Moscow -Kiev negotiations. I would go to Russia-Ukrainian talks in Turkey on Friday If it is intentional, The US president said characteristically.

Bad start It took place in the morning for the Ukraine -Russia meeting in Turkey, as the two warring sides could not even agree on when … it is starting.

Talks about Ukraine in Istanbul will begin at 10am. Closed doors, the Russian TASS agency said in the morning. A Ukrainian official reacted, stating that there has been no agreement on when talks in Turkey will begin.

Andriy Kovalnko, an official of the Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council, told the Telegram application that the start of talks at 10am. “It was not scheduled and it was not true.”

This week there were speculations that Ukraine President Volodimir Zelenski can meet with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Constantinople on Thursday – if the Russian leader decided to appear for his talks.

According to Interfax Vladimir Putin, Sergei Lavrov (Russian Foreign Minister), Andrei Belusov (Minister of Defense) and Sergei Soigu (Secretary of the Russian Security Council) had talks on Wednesday, with Russian commanders participating.

The perspective of Zelenski and Putin to meet face -to -face has caused great enthusiasm, but this will not eventually happen, as the Kremlin representatives list for the long -awaited conversations Putin is not found.

Conversations are unlikely To produce immediate results, and almost certainly will not bring the famous “agreement” that the US president has promised from his first day to the White House in January. However, despite the disadvantages, a direct meeting between Kiev and Moscow at any level would signal a milestone in the conflict, CNN comments.