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Putin proposes direct talks with Kyiv in Istanbul to end Russia-Ukraine war
The Island
|May 12, 2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday proposed holding direct talks with Ukraine in Istanbul on May 15, hours after Kyiv and European leaders called for an unconditional 30-day ceasefire to start on Monday.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday proposed holding direct talks with Ukraine in Istanbul on May 15, hours after Kyiv and European leaders called for an unconditional 30-day ceasefire to start on Monday.
Putin did not explicitly address that call in his statement, delivered after 1 a.m. in the Kremlin, instead outlining the counter-proposal for fresh Russia-Ukraine negotiations.
"We propose to the Kyiv authorities to resume the talks that they broke off in 2022, and, I emphasise, without any preconditions," Putin said.
The leaders of Ukraine, Britain, France, Germany and Poland had in Kyiv on Saturday threatened Moscow with fresh sanctions and military support for Ukraine if Russia did not agree with the proposal.
This story is from the May 12, 2025 edition of The Island.
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