Moscow confirmed on Friday that Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend Monday’s scheduled war ceasefire talks in Turkey, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has questioned the intentions of Russia and its commitment to peace.

During a visit to Kyiv earlier in the day, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan proposed an in-person meeting in Istanbul between Putin, Zelenskyy, and President Donald Trump. The Kremlin promptly dismissed such a meeting putting any meaningful ceasefire progress in jeopardy.

Ukraine has insisted that Russia provide a promised memorandum clarifying its position on ending the conflict, before the nations meet in person yet Zelenskyy has said Moscow is “doing everything it can to ensure the next possible meeting is fruitless.”

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