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Zelensky Travels to Turkey With U.S. Envoy as Moscow Sits Out Planned Talks

Kremlin officials say U.S.–Russia contacts continue on an Anchorage-based framework under growing U.S. oil sanctions pressure.

U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin hold a press conference following their meeting to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, in Anchorage, Alaska, U.S., August 15, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
A security member is reflected on the window as Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy sits inside a vehicle, after a visit at Spain's Parliament, in Madrid, Spain, November 18, 2025. REUTERS/Susana Vera
Kirill Dmitriev, Special Presidential Envoy on Foreign Investment and Economic Cooperation of Russia, looks on at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China, September 2, 2025. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/Pool
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends a joint press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron (not seen) at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, November 17, 2025. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier/Pool

Overview

  • President Volodymyr Zelensky says he will be in Turkey on Nov. 19 to try to reinvigorate negotiations and restore prisoner exchanges with Russia.
  • U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff is expected to join Zelensky in Turkey, according to Turkish and Ukrainian sources, while the Kremlin says no Russian representatives will attend.
  • Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov says Washington and Moscow are actively discussing a settlement based on the Anchorage understandings, and spokesman Dmitry Peskov says a future Putin–Trump summit remains possible after thorough preparation.
  • New U.S. sanctions targeting Rosneft and Lukoil are set to take effect this week, with Congress weighing secondary measures on buyers of Russian energy and President Donald Trump signaling support.
  • Analysts caution that high-level meetings may yield limited results, as Russia maintains demands on neutrality, demilitarization and territorial recognition that Kyiv and its partners reject.