(16 May 2025)
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Istanbul, Turkey – 16 May 2025
1. Wide of US and Ukrainian delegations and Turkish hosts
2. Mid of Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan
3. Mid of Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, Head of Ukrainian Presidential Office Andrii Yermak, Defense Minister Rustem Umerov
4. Mid of US Secretary of the State Marco Rubio and US Donald Trump’s Special Envoy Keith Kellog
5. Wide of media
STORYLINE:
Delegations from the U.S. and Ukraine held three-way talks with Turkish officials in Istanbul on Friday.
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan hosted the talks between the U.S. side, which included Secretary of State Marco Rubio, special envoy for Ukraine Keith Kellogg and ambassador to Turkey Thomas Barrack.
Ukraine was represented by Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, Defense Minister Rustem Umerov and head of the Ukrainian presidential office Andriy Yermak.
The latest push to end the fighting got off to a rocky start on Thursday, when Russian President Vladimir Putin spurned an offer by Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy to meet face-to-face.
Delegations from the two countries also flew to different Turkish cities and put together teams of significantly different diplomatic heft for possible talks.
Although expectations for a possible Putin-Zelenskyy meeting were low, the apparent lack of traction in peace efforts frustrated hopes of bold steps being taken in Turkey toward reaching a settlement.
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