Overview
- Zelensky is due in Ankara on Wednesday to meet Recep Tayyip Erdogan with proposals to restart negotiations and resume prisoner exchanges.
- Turkish government sources say US special envoy Steve Witkoff is expected to join the meetings.
- The Kremlin said no Russian government representative will travel to Turkey for the talks.
- France and Ukraine signed a letter of intent for up to 100 Rafale jets and other systems, while Spain pledged €817 million in support, with funding and delivery timelines still uncertain.
- Domestic pressure on Kyiv is rising as opposition lawmakers block ministerial dismissals tied to a corruption scandal and call for broader government resignations.