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Erdogan Offers Turkey as Host, Kremlin Demands Kyiv Willingness

4/26/2026

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Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said a Moscow meeting between President Vladimir Putin and President Volodymyr Zelensky would be allowed only to finalize agreements and would require Kyiv’s political will.
Ukraine’s foreign minister Andrii Sybiha said Kyiv asked Turkey to host a meeting between the two presidents.
President Tayyip Erdogan told NATO secretary-general Mark Rutte that Ankara is working with Turkey to revive negotiations and bring the leaders together.

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Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said a Moscow meeting between President Vladimir Putin and President Volodymyr Zelensky would be allowed only to finalize agreements and would require Kyiv’s political will.
Ukraine’s foreign minister Andrii Sybiha said Kyiv asked Turkey to host a meeting between the two presidents.
President Tayyip Erdogan told NATO secretary-general Mark Rutte that Ankara is working with Turkey to revive negotiations and bring the leaders together.