Daily Memo: A Shaky Start to Russia-Ukraine Negotiations

Putin has refused to fly to Istanbul for the talks.

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Tempered expectations. Russia and Ukraine are expected to hold their first direct talks since March 2022 in Istanbul on Thursday. Early Thursday, the Kremlin confirmed that Russian President Vladimir Putin would not attend, despite Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s call earlier this week for an in-person meeting. Zelenskyy, who arrived in Ankara on Thursday for talks […]

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