May 15, direct talks between Ukraine and Russia may take place in Türkiye. It can be the first time the two countries have met at the same table since 2022. All details on the Russia-Ukraine negotiations in Istanbul and the developments are covered in the RBC-Ukraine report below.

The Ukrainian president has called Russia's low-level delegation sent to peace talks in Turkey merely "decorative." He had challenged Russia's leader to meet him in person to talk about ending the war.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that he will be waiting for Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Turkish capital this week to conduct face-to-face talks about the more than 3-year war.

Why Türkiye became the next venue for talks on the Russian-Ukrainian war, what diplomatic maneuvers all the parties involved were conducting the day before, and what to expect from the talks in general,

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accepted Russian President Vladimir Putin's offer to meet in-person in Turkey on Thursday.

Amid whirlwind diplomacy this week over the Kremlin’s war on Ukraine, it seemed like Volodymyr Zelenskyy had gotten the better of his adversary. Now Vladimir Putin has found what he presumably sees as the best way out of a tight spot by sending a lower-level delegation to peace talks.

The UK criticized the Russian delegation that Vladimir Putin sent to Türkiye for the talks instead of himself. Against this backdrop, Britain has called for a stronger NATO, according to The Guardian and Independent.