Russia ready to begin peace talks with Ukraine on May 16, Russian official says. A Russian delegation will await its Ukrainian counterparts to begin direct peace talks at 10 a.m. local time in Istanbul on May 16, Vladimir Medinsky, Russia's delegation lead and advisor to
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Russian summer offensive in Ukraine begins
The Russian summer offensive campaign in Ukraine has effectively already begun
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Russian state media given Istanbul talks guidelines
Russian state media outlets received instructions from the Kremlin on how to cover the Istanbul negotiations with Ukraine.
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Rubio on Zelensky’s NATO Conference Invitation: Not Opposed, Many Non-Members Invited
"Multiple members today… raised Zelensky being invited. We didn't oppose it," Rubio told reporters in Turkey. "Many leaders who are not members of NATO are invited to NATO conferences — they're not at the leaders' meeting, but they're invited to conferences."
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Zelensky Won’t Attend Istanbul Talks, Sends Delegation Led by Defense Minister Umerov
Zelensky announced during a press conference on May 15 that he will not personally participate in the upcoming negotiations with Russia in Istanbul, instead sending a Ukrainian delegation led by Defense Minister Rustem Umerov; and more.
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Ukrainian soldiers repel Russian offensive in Kharkiv
❗️🇺🇦Ukrainian soldiers from the 92nd Assault Brigade repel a 🇷🇺Russian offensive in the Kharkiv direction pic.twitter.com/ypVW8yFUS3
— 🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 (@front_ukrainian) 15 mai 2025Ukrainian soldiers from the 92nd Assault Brigade repel a Russian offensive in the Kharkiv direction
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Russia plans to set up filtration camps in Ukraine
Russian propagandists say that Russia plans to set up filtration camps in the occupied Ukrainian territories that will operate for many years and check everyone.
— Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) 15 mai 2025
This is what Russia wants and intends to actually do. https://t.co/y2rqyAGe3g pic.twitter.com/ZYNfcBlAP5Russian propagandists claim that Russia intends to establish filtration camps in the occupied Ukrainian territories, which will operate for many years and screen everyone. This is Russia's plan and its intended course of action.
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Lone VIP attends Russia-Ukraine peace talks in Istanbul
The only VIP to turn up in Istanbul today for the Russia-Ukraine peace talks.
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Zelensky Approves Ukrainian Delegation for Negotiations, Led by Umerov
Zelensky approved the composition of Ukraine's negotiation delegation: Umerov will lead it http://
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Rubio: Russian delegation level not sign of Istanbul peace breakthrough
Level of Russian delegation 'not indicative' of breakthrough in Istanbul peace talks, Rubio says. U.S. State Secretary Marco Rubio said that meaningful progress would likely only come through a meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin.
