Vladimir Putin will not travel to Istanbul for talks with Volodymyr Zelenskiy, the Kremlin has said, rejecting the Ukrainian president’s bold proposal for a face-to-face meeting in Turkey to discuss peace.

The absence of Vladimir Putin at the meeting in Turkey could signify the end of American involvement in negotiations with Russia, claims Glen Howard from the Saratoga Foundation. Glen Howard, president of the Saratoga Foundation,

President Vladimir Putin has appointed a delegation of senior officials to attend Thursday’s direct talks with Ukraine in Istanbul, according to a directive published by the Kremlin late Wednesday. Presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky,