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Zelenskyy Presses for Ukraine Talks in Ankara as Russia Declines to Attend

Turkey serves as mediator following earlier rounds that yielded prisoner swaps without a ceasefire.

Overview

  • The Ukrainian president arrived in the Turkish capital for meetings, with a session scheduled with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
  • Kyiv says the goal is to restart formal negotiations and resume exchanges of prisoners with Russia.
  • Moscow announced it would send no delegates to Ankara yet stated it remains open to negotiations, and the Kremlin declined comment on reported U.S.–Russia talks.
  • Axios reports U.S. and Russian envoys discussed a 28-point plan, which has not been publicly confirmed, and U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff's trip to Ankara was reported as uncertain or canceled.
  • Ukrainian authorities reported at least 19 people killed in new strikes in the western city of Ternopil.