Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reduced expectations for the first negotiations between Ukraine and Russia in three years after Russian President Vladimir Putin declared he would send a “decorative” delegation in his place to Turkey on Friday. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio emphasized that no progress can be made without Putin directly meeting with US President Donald Trump.
Source: https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250516-zelensky-us-expectations-low-for-russia-ukraine-talks-in-turkey
