David Lammy slammed Vladimir Putin for sending a "low-level" delegation to peace talks with Ukraine instead of facing Volodymyr Zelensky himself.

Türkiye’s top diplomat said on Thursday they had hopes that talks between Ukrainian and Russian delegations that are set to begin in Istanbul may open

Putin speaks with heads of Russian military and intelligence services before sending delegation for peace talks with Ukraine in Istanbul - Anadolu Ajansı

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said he will urge Russian President Vladimir Putin to attend peace talks with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

As he heads to Turkey for negotiations, Zelensky is betting that Trump will soon realize that Russia does not want to make peace.

Foreign Minister Wadephul calls on Kremlin to embrace US President Trump's initiative and take active part in negotiations in Istanbul - Anadolu Ajansı

The first direct talks between Kyiv and Moscow to end the war in Ukraine are set to take place in Istanbul on Thursday but Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr

Vladimir Medinsky, former Minister of Culture of Russia and assistant to the President of Russia Vladimir Putin, will head the Russian delegation at the peace talks with Ukraine in Istanbul.

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky has maintained that he will go to Istanbul only if Putin does. Putin and Zelensky have not met themselves since December 2019.

The most likely scenario for the development of events in Istanbul on May 15 is the one in which the head of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky, will appear there alone and record a video. This is reported by The Guardian.