Trump will not go to Turkey, - said an American official after learning the composition of the Russian delegation, Sky News reports.

Ideally, Rubio should now come out with a statement that this is a mockery, and demonstratively wind up all negotiations, agreeing at a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Ankara to tighten sanctions against Russia and new aid packages for Ukraine. But, naturally, this will not happen and this bullshit will continue.

See you tomorrow 😴

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"Why should Putin go if I'm not going?" - Trump on his absence from the Ukraine-Russia talks

Before that, Trump said that he was ready to fly to Istanbul on May 15 only if Putin also arrived .

Trump is complete idiot and degenerate. Even here he justifies Ruzzia and Putin.
Putin is playing Trump like his own dog. And this is an American president… pathetic…

Good morning 🌅

❗️Estonia’s Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna says the low-level composition of Russia’s delegation in Istanbul is a “slap in the face".

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/may/15/ukraine-war-live-first-direct-talks-between-moscow-and-kyiv-in-three-years-set-to-begin-in-turkey?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-6825867d8f084bbc99bcd01a#block-6825867d8f084bbc99bcd01a

Deadly stunt: a Russian motorcycle assault rider failed to cross a tank ditch at full speed. 🤣

Zelensky called the level of the Russian delegation headed by Medinsky "sham". The President will announce the decision on Ukraine's participation in negotiations with the Russian Federation after the meeting with Erdogan

❗️“We have a top-level delegation, while the Russian one looks more like a mock-up,” – Zelensky.

“We’ll see whether they even have a mandate to make decisions. After my meeting with Erdoğan, we’ll reassess the format.”

Russia's first reaction: " Zelensky had no right to name the level of the Russian delegation " fake ". These are honored people, professionals, and he is a clown, a loser and a person with an unknown education ," - Russian Foreign Ministry

Meanwhile:

Trump says he may travel to Turkey on Friday, 16 May, for talks between Ukraine and Russia ‘if it's appropriate’

Will this idiot humiliate himself and USA all together?

Lavrov unloads ahead of talks: “The West wants a ceasefire only to help Kyiv prepare for more fighting.”

He calls Zelensky “a pathetic man” over his demand for Putin’s presence in Istanbul, says “the British are leading him through the jungle of international politics,” and warns Western capitals are “asking for confrontation with Russia.”

He adds: “With Trump, U.S. diplomacy has returned to normal—dialogue is necessary.”

Russia is quietly amassing forces near the front for a new offensive aimed at seizing more territory, CNN reports.

US officials say Putin still seeks gains in eastern Ukraine—possibly even near Kyiv—despite US calls for a 30-day ceasefire.

https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/ukraine-russia-talks-istanbul-turkey-intl#cmap774b300003b6ml0nozdyd

"Putin will try to take any land he can get, right up to the outskirts of Kyiv," - US official on Russia's impending summer offensive

From BYt Ily channel :Trump:
• Aren’t you disappointed with the level of the delegation that Russia sent to Istanbul?
• I’m not disappointed at all… where are you from?
• BBC News.
• I’m not disappointed, why should I be disappointed? We just made 4 trillion dollars [as a result of negotiations in Saudi Arabia and Qatar], and he’s asking: are you disappointed with the delegation? I don’t know anything about the delegation. I haven’t even checked. Nothing’s going to happen until Putin and I meet. Okay?

And obviously, he wasn’t going to go. He was going to go because he thought I would go, but he wasn’t going to if I wasn’t there. And I don’t believe anything will happen — whether you like it or not — until the two of us meet.

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Fucking hell. Just speechless.

Ukraine is considering sending someone “of the appropriate level” to participate in talks with Russia in Istanbul to listen to its proposals — Reuters

We view these negotiations as a continuation of the peace process interrupted in 2022 — Russian representative Medinsky

While speaking to reporters earlier in Istanbul, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio states that he does not have “high-hopes” for any kind of major breakthrough during tomorrow’s peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, due to the low-rank of the officials sent by Russia. Rubio adds that the only way to break this “logjam” is a face-to-face meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Trump.

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