Kremlin: Putin will not come to Istanbul

Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved the delegation that will participate in the Ukraine talks in Istanbul tomorrow, but his own name was not on the list. The Russian delegation will be led by Presidential Aide Vladimir Medinsky.

Russia has published the names of the individuals who will be part of the negotiating delegation that will participate in the Ukraine talks in Istanbul tomorrow. In the delegation approved by Russian President Vladimir Putin, his own name was not included. The Russian delegation will be led by Presidential Aide Vladimir Medinsky.

The delegation includes Deputy Foreign Minister Galuzin Mikhail Yuryevich, Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin, and the Head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Russian General Staff Igor Kostyukov, along with 4 expert names.

ZELENSKY TO MEET WITH PRESIDENT ERDOĞAN

In a statement yesterday, Zelensky had conveyed that he would meet with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Ankara before the talks in Istanbul, and that he would then travel to Istanbul if Russian President Vladimir Putin were to attend the meeting there. Zelensky had said, "We are waiting for Putin in Turkey. We will not allow Russia's manipulations such as 'Putin will not come to Ankara, he will only come to Istanbul'."

News Source: 12punto