Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on June 2 that Turkey plans to facilitate a meeting between the leaders of Russia and Ukraine in either Ankara or Istanbul. Speaking to reporters on the same day, President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed readiness to take part in such talks. “I had a conversation with President Erdoğan of Turkey. […]
Turkey and Belgium are set to join the international Drone Coalition supporting Ukraine, Latvia’s Defense Minister Andris Spruds announced on May 28 during the Drone Summit in Riga. The coalition, co-led by Latvia and the United Kingdom, is expected to allocate 2.75 billion euros ($3.1 billion) in 2025 to support Ukraine’s defense against Russian aggression. […]
Editor’s Note: This is a developing story and is being updated. Ukrainian and Russian delegates started peace talks in Istanbul on May 16, marking the first direct negotiations between Kyiv and Moscow since 2022, Sky News and Russian state news agency TASS reported. Turkish representatives, who are hosting the meeting, are expected to deliver a […]
Key developments on May 15: Zelensky sends Ukrainian delegation to Istanbul, as peace talks with Russia are expected on May 16 Trump expects no progress in Russia-Ukraine peace talks until he meets Putin Pro-Ukraine partisans sabotage railway track near Russia’s Smolensk Ukraine shows its latest ‘ship-killer’ Magura drone series to the public for the first […]
Defense Minister Rustem Umerov, Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) Chief Vasyl Malyuk, and General Staff Chief Andrii Hnatov are among those accompanying President Volodymyr Zelensky in Turkey ahead of potential peace talks with Russia on May 15, videos released by the Ukrainian media revealed. In addition, Presidential Office Head Andriy Yermak and Foreign Minister Andrii […]
Editor’s note: The article was expanded with Zelensky’s comments. President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Turkey on May 15 ahead of potential ceasefire negotiations with Russia, even as Russian President Vladimir Putin is skipping the talks. Zelensky’s plane has landed at Ankara airport as the president first plans to hold talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip […]
Turkey will host a Black Sea security meeting with Russian and Ukrainian representatives on April 15-16, Turkish media outlets reported on April 13. The meeting in Ankara will take place less than a month after the U.S. on March 25 announced an agreement between Russia and Ukraine to “eliminate the use of force” in the […]