Ukraine: Zelenskyy to Meet Only Putin This Thursday in Istanbul

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet exclusively with Russian President Vladimir Putin for talks in Turkey this Thursday, not engaging with any other members of the Russian delegation, a presidential advisor stated on Tuesday (May 13) to Reuters. “I will wait for Putin in Turkey on Thursday. In person. I hope this time the Russians won’t look for excuses,” Zelenskyy said, just hours before May 15 in Istanbul. Meanwhile, U.S. President Donald Trump offered to participate in the proposed Ukraine-Russia peace talks. However, Russia has yet to clarify whether it plans to participate and at what level. Simultaneously, the Ukrainian Air Force announced that its anti-aircraft defense units successfully destroyed all ten unmanned aircraft (drones) launched by Russia overnight. According to Reuters estimates, this represents the smallest number of drones fired during a nighttime attack over several weeks.