The Russia-Ukraine peace talks in Istanbul

伊斯坦布尔俄乌和平谈判

World Today

2025-05-15

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① Delegations of Russia and Ukraine meet in Istanbul for peace talks. President Vladimir Putin is not on Russia’s list of negotiators. What could be the thorny issues on the negotiating table? (00:54) ② Iran has signaled willingness to accept far-reaching curbs on its nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief. What could this message bring to the Iran-US nuclear talks? (12:56) ③ Australia’s prime minister is in Indonesia as part of his first international visit since re-election. Why is Jakarta one of the priorities of Canberra’s foreign policy? (24:28) ④ There is a temporary cooling of trade tensions between the US and the EU, but key questions remain. We talk to a German professor on if the two sides could resolve their disputes. (35:53) ⑤ We look at China’s latest move to cut the portion of deposits commercial banks must hold in reserves and how much fresh liquidity it will inject into markets. (43:20)
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  • Coming up, delegations from Russia and Ukraine meet in the city of Istanbul for peace talks.

  • Iran says major curves on the country's nuclear program is possible in exchange for sanctions relief.

  • Australia's Prime Minister Albanese is in Indonesia as part of his first international trip

  • since his re-election.

  • And we are going to take a look at how China is injecting fresh liquidity into market through RRR cut.

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  • First up,

  • Russian President Vladimir Putin is not on the list of negotiators for direct talks with Ukraine in Istanbul.

  • Putin proposed a meeting and has approved the composition of the Russian delegation led by Presidential Aide Volodymyr Medinsky.

  • Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has challenged Putin to meet him in person in Turkey.

  • U.S.

  • President Donald Trump, in the meantime, is also not joining these Russian-Ukraine negotiations.

  • According to sources, Senior American Envoy Steve Whitakoff and Case Kellogg are both in Istanbul.

  • So joining us now on the line is Dr. Zhang Xin,