The talks are being chaired by Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, according to reports from Anadolu Agency.
Key Participants
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Ukraine:
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Andriy Yermak – Head of the Office of the President
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Andriy Sybiga – Minister of Foreign Affairs
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Rustem Umerov – Minister of Defense
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United States:
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Marco Rubio – US Secretary of State
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Tom Barrack – US Ambassador to Ankara
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Keith Kellogg – President Donald Trump's Special Representative for Ukraine
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Russia:
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Vladimir Medinsky – Advisor to President Vladimir Putin
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The meetings are taking place at the Dolmabahçe Presidential Office in Istanbul, with a full agenda of multilateral and trilateral formats, including:
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Turkey–US–Ukraine
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Turkey–Russia–Ukraine
According to Turkish Foreign Ministry sources, several additional rounds of discussions are planned throughout the day. Today's trilateral Russia–Ukraine–Turkey meeting is scheduled for 12:30 PM local time.
Context
Yesterday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree formalizing the creation of a Ukrainian delegation for these peace negotiations. The move signals Ukraine's readiness to explore a diplomatic route under international mediation.
This round of Istanbul-hosted talks is the first in the latest diplomatic effort involving both U.S. and Turkish leadership aimed at restarting the stalled peace process between Ukraine and Russia.
Further developments from the meeting are expected later today.
