The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia, Sergei Lavrovhe is not going to travel to Turkey to participate tomorrow (15.05.2025) in the Russian and Ukraine peace talks that are expected to take place in the Constantinoplethe Russian newspaper Kommersant broadcast.
Both Azeri APA News Agency and the Chinese CGTN television network reported yesterday (13.05.2025) that Sergei Lavrov would be the head of the Russian delegation in talks with Ukraine in Constantinople.
It was also known that Yuri Usakov, a Kremlin’s assistant on foreign policy issues, would be with the Russian Foreign Minister.
However, these data is now overturned, turning into a “mystery thriller” who will eventually be the Russian delegation.
At the same time, the Kremlin has again refused to reveal the composition of the Russian delegation to Turkey to discuss with Ukrainian officials for the first time since the spring of 2022.
«The Russian delegation will wait for the Ukrainian delegation in Constantinople on May 15“, Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
On the other hand, a Ukrainian official told the French Agency today that Kiev “has not yet received a response” by Russian President Vladimir Putin, called by Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski to have a direct meeting for peacekeeping.
«By Wednesday afternoon, we have not received a response from Putin“, The Ukrainian diplomatic source stressed, stressing that” President Zelenski has submitted this proposal for a meeting on Thursday. “
It is recalled that Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski has made it clear that he will only meet Putin, “no one else”.
It is also noted that US President Donald Trump said earlier today that he would go to Constantinople if the Russian president appears.