Ukraine’s Zelenskyy arrives in Turkey for peace talks
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Ministers from NATO states slammed Russian President Vladimir Putin for not personally attending cease-fire talks in Turkey.
Russia and Ukraine are set to hold their first direct peace talks in three years, both countries said Thursday, but hopes for a breakthrough remained dim after Russian President Vladimir Putin spurned an offer by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to meet face-to-face in Turkey.
The absence of Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump from the talks has dampened hopes of a significant breakthrough in resolving the conflict.