Volodymyr Zelensky says he is “waiting” to see who from Russia will attend the Russia-Ukraine peace talks in Istanbul before deciding “which steps Ukraine will take.”
A US official said Donald Trump would no longer join the talks, having previously considered attending if Putin was present.
“The answers to all questions about this war - why it started, why it continues - all these answers are in Moscow,” Zelensky said in a video posted to X on Wednesday evening (14 May).
Russia announced its delegation on Wednesday evening, and Putin’s name was not included.
If both leaders attended, it would mark their first meeting in the three-year conflict.
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