2025-05-15
12 分钟Ukraine and Russia can't agree on who will meet where, if at all, for peace talks tomorrow.
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It's Wednesday, May 14th.
I'm Pierre Bien-Aimé for The Wall Street Journal, filling in for Alex Osola.
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Diplomatic efforts to end Russia's war in Ukraine are rising as Kiev and Moscow seek to demonstrate a desire for peace
while portraying the other as an obstacle.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said he would be waiting in the Turkish capital,
Ankara, tomorrow for Vladimir Putin.
But the Russian president is sending a team of negotiators to Istanbul,
and the Kremlin won't say if he will be there.
President Trump hasn't ruled out the possibility of joining any talks in Turkey.
Turkish officials say U.S.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Trump's top representative for talks with Russia Steve Witkoff,
and special envoy for Ukraine Keith Kellogg are all expected to reach Istanbul by Friday.
But it isn't clear with whom they would meet and when.
Meanwhile,