ISTANBUL — Turkey will take part in two trilateral meetings on Friday in Istanbul as part of renewed diplomatic efforts to end the war in Ukraine, Turkish Foreign Ministry sources said.
A meeting between Turkish, U.S. and Ukrainian officials is scheduled to take place at 7:45 a.m. GMT, followed by talks between Turkish, Russian and Ukrainian delegations at 9:30 a.m. GMT, the sources said.
On Thursday, U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff announced that he would be traveling to Turkey on Friday with State Secretary Marco Rubio to take part in the discussions. Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky said he was sending a delegation. It was unclear whether Russian President Vladimir Putin would be in attendance.
ISTANBUL — Turkey will take part in
two trilateral meetings on Friday in Istanbul as part of renewed
diplomatic efforts to end the war in Ukraine, Turkish Foreign
Ministry sources said.
A meeting between Turkish, U.S. and Ukrainian officials is
scheduled to take place at 7:45 a.m. GMT, followed by talks between
Turkish, Russian and Ukrainian delegations at 9:30 a.m. GMT, the
sources said.
On Thursday, U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff announced that he would be traveling to Turkey on Friday with State Secretary Marco Rubio to take part in the discussions. Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky said he was sending a delegation. It was unclear whether Russian President Vladimir Putin would be in attendance.