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As he heads to Turkey for negotiations, Zelensky is betting that Trump will soon realize that Russia does not want to make peace.

The head of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's office said Tuesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin's refusal to attend planned negotiations in Türkiye would be “the last signal” that Russia is not interested in ending the war, speaking during the 2025 Copenhagen Democracy Summit.

Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin's visit to Istanbul for negotiations with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appears unlikely, according to Stanislav Zhelikhovskyi, PhD in Political Science and international expert.

Today’s episode is presented by Victoria Derbyshire and Vitaly Shevchenko. The producers were Ben Carter and Laurie Kalus. The technical producer was Dafydd Evans. The series producer is Tim Walklate. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

On Sunday, the Russian president proposed the resumption of direct peace negotiations between Moscow and Kyiv without preconditions in the Turkish metropolis of Istanbul on May 15, with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan confirming his readiness to host the talks in a call with Putin later that day.

Russian President Vladimir Putin may have gotten more than he bargained for when, on May 11, he rejected calls for a 30-day unconditional ceasefire and invited Ukraine to engage in direct talks in Istanbul later this week.

Ozgur Ozel, who heads the Republican People’s Party, was leaving the Ataturk Cultural Center when a white-haired man approached him and struck him in the face with an open hand, televised footage showed.

The planned talks have become the main focus of peace efforts led by U.S. President Donald Trump, who is sending his secretary of state has also offered to attend.

According to Viktor Medvedchuk, Zelensky erred by overestimating his geopolitical role, as he has been a pawn, not a queen as he was told, since the very beginning