Kremlin:

We hope that direct negotiations between Russia and Ukraine will begin in the near future.

Kremlin:

The Russian negotiating team is in constant contact with Putin, who receives all information online.

Negotiations between Russia and Ukraine have started.

Source: Reuters

Trump leaves the UAE, concluding his Middle East trip.

Albanian PM Edi Rama welcomes Italy's Meloni, kneeling before her.

Trump:

We have to help the Palestinians, a lot of people are starving in Gaza.

Trump:

Many good things will happen regarding Gaza in the next month.

Turkish MFA sources:

The meeting between the delegations of Türkiye-Russia and Ukraine will start soon under the chairmanship of Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan.

Head of the Turkish Intelligence Ibrahim Kalin will also attend the meeting.

Russian Delegation:

Vladimir Medinsky - Advisor to the President of the Russian Federation

Mikhail Galuzin - Deputy Foreign Minister

Igor Kostyukov - Chief of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces

Aleksandr Fomin - Deputy Defense Minister

Ukrainian Delegation:

Rustam Umerov, Minister of Defense

Serhiy Kyslytsia, First Deputy Foreign Minister

Oleksandr Poklad, Deputy Head of the Security Service of Ukraine

Oleh Luhovskyi, First Deputy Head of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine

Trump:

Syria will not have a chance if sanctions remain in place.

Trump says he did not ask Israelis about recognizing the new Syrian government.

Trump:

We want Syria to succeed.

Trump on meeting with Putin:

We must meet and we will meet.

The meeting of Russia, Ukraine and Türkiye begins in Istanbul.

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan:

Türkiye considers it important that Russia and Ukraine listen to Trump and Erdogan's calls for peace.

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan:

Istanbul negotiations must result in a Russian-Ukrainian summit.

Trump:

Iran needs to act fast or something bad will happen.

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan:

Russia and Ukraine must choose between reaching a peace agreement or continuing to suffer more casualties.

Ukrainian diplomatic source speaking to Axios:

The Russian delegation is planning to leave to the airport right after the meeting and not stay in Istanbul to negotiate a ceasefire.

Pope Leo XIV intends to offer the Vatican as a venue for a direct meeting between Russia and Ukraine.

Source: La Stampa

Macron:

We must have a humanitarian and political response to Gaza so that we do not use double standards compared to our position on Ukraine.

Zelensky:

Ukraine’s number one priority is unconditional ceasefire.

If Russian delegation cannot agree to ceasefire, it is clear Putin does not want to end war.