The US team will fly to Istanbul on Friday, May 16.
Secretary of the United States of America Marco Rubio and special messenger Steve Witkoff. That is, they will arrive in Turkey the day after the negotiations of Ukraine and the Russian Federation, which are scheduled for May 15. This was announced by Reuters correspondent Phil Stewart.
According to him, Vikoff noted that he was still not sure whether the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin will come to Turkey.
The delegation of the country of the aggressor in the negotiations of Istanbul remains unknown.
The Washington Post reports that Moscow will be represented by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov and Putin’s assistant to foreign policy Yuri Ushakov. The arrival of the dictator is unlikely.
We recall that on the night of the President of Russia on May 11, Vladimir Putin proposed restoring direct negotiations with Ukraine “without any preliminary conditions” in Turkey on May 15.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky replied that on Thursday he would wait for Putin in Turkey.
It is not known whether US President Donald Trump will arrive in Turkey. His presence, according to the media, will largely depend on whether Russian President Vladimir Putin will be negotiated.
Sources: Reuters, Washington Post
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