Russian President Vladimir Putin won’t attend Thursday’s peace talks in Istanbul, the Kremlin confirmed, whereas U.S. President Donald Trump additionally introduced that he wouldn’t attend the assembly.
The Russian president is sending his adviser, Vladimir Medinsky, to Türkiye as head of a delegation, in line with a press release from the Kremlin.
An unnamed U.S. official mentioned on Wednesday that Trump additionally wouldn’t attend the talks.
The official spoke after the Kremlin’s announcement.
There had been a lot hypothesis about Putin’s attendance within the run-up to the much-anticipated talks within the Turkish metropolis. His overseas coverage adviser Yuri Ushakov had advised on Wednesday that Putin was unlikely to attend the talks in Istanbul.
The Kremlin late Wednesday named 4 negotiators – together with a hawkish former tradition minister – and 4 specialists for the talks, set to happen on Thursday in Istanbul.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had already confirmed his intention to journey to Türkiye personally to satisfy Putin, arguing that he wouldn’t negotiate with some other determine because the Russian president is the decision-maker within the battle with Ukraine.
U.S. President Donald Trump, at the moment on a visit to the Gulf, beforehand advised he may additionally attend the talks if Putin had been to take action. “I know he would like me to be there. And that’s a possibility… I’ve been thinking about that.”
Trump added: “Now tomorrow, we’re all booked out, you understand that. We’re going to UAE tomorrow. So we have a very full situation. Now that doesn’t mean I wouldn’t do it to save a lot of lives and come back.”
He mentioned that U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio would positively be in Türkiye.
The White House says Rubio shall be joined in Türkiye by particular envoys Steve Witkoff and Keith Kellogg.
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