Afghanistan, May 15 -- The Kremlin has officially announced that Russian President Vladimir Putin will not participate in today's (Thursday, May 15) direct talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Turkey. The meeting was initially proposed by Putin and marks the first direct dialogue between the two nations in over three years, occurring amid heightened tensions between Moscow and Kyiv.
Despite the significance of the negotiations, Putin's absence has raised questions. Ukrainian President Zelensky had accepted the proposal and invited Putin to a face-to-face meeting, which some analysts suggest was also encouraged by the U.S. President Donald Trump in behind-the-scenes efforts to restart dialogue between the warring sides.
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