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Rubio to attend Istanbul talks as Trump expects "good results"
U.S. President Donald Trump stated that the potential negotiations between Ukraine and Russia in Turkey could lead to "quite good results." U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will be part of the U.S. delegation to attend
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Trump made this statement during his visit to Saudi Arabia, as quoted by Suspilne.
"It’s very important that negotiations will take place in Turkey later this week, probably on Thursday, and they may yield quite good results. Our people will go there. Marco will go. Others will also go, and we’ll see if we can make this happen," Trump said.
The U.S. president also added, "On average, 5,000 people die every week, and I want to stop this."
Expected Russia-Ukraine talks in Istanbul
In a nighttime address on May 11, Russian leader Vladimir Putin claimed he was ready for direct talks with Ukraine in Turkey next week, but he dismissed the idea of a 30-day truce. In response, U.S. President Donald Trump said he would keep working with both sides and predicted that the coming week would be “great.”
On May 12, the German government announced that if Russia did not agree to ceasefire in Ukraine by the end of the day, European partners would begin preparations for new sanctions. In contrast, the Kremlin stated that “the language of ultimatums is unacceptable for Russia.”
Advisor to the head of the Ukrainian President's Office, Mykhailo Podolyak, said that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy would not meet with any Russian representative other than Vladimir Putin in Turkey on May 15.
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said the talks in Istanbul with Kyiv should recognize the "realities on the ground," including Russia’s incorporation of Ukraine’s temporarily occupied territories.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has confirmed he will visit Turkey on May 15 to meet with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. He also said he is ready to meet with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
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