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Umerov: 'Wonder' dealmaker from Crimea leading Ukraine peace talks
AFP, Published on 16/05/2025
» ISTANBUL - Rustem Umerov, who heads Ukraine's delegation at peace talks with Russia on Friday, is a skilled and pragmatic negotiator, hailed by his colleagues as a worker of diplomatic "wonders".
Russia and Ukraine to meet in Istanbul, but expectations low
AFP, Published on 16/05/2025
» ISTANBUL - Delegations from Moscow and Kyiv will be in Istanbul Friday for what could be their first direct meeting on the conflict in Ukraine since 2022, but the absence of Russian President Vladimir Putin leaves little hope for progress in ending the war.
Iran, European powers to hold nuclear talks in Turkey
AFP, Published on 16/05/2025
» TEHRAN — Iran is set to hold talks with Britain, France and Germany in Turkey on Friday, after United States President Donald Trump said a nuclear deal with Tehran was "getting close".
Choices have costs
Oped, Postbag, Published on 16/05/2025
» Re: "No German engines for submarines", (BP, May 15).
Russian ‘history hawk’ leading talks with Ukraine
AFP, Published on 15/05/2025
» ISTANBUL — Russia’s former culture minister and Kremlin aide Vladimir Medinsky took part in failed talks with Ukraine at the start of Moscow’s invasion in 2022 and has built a career promoting an ultra-patriotic version of Russian history.
Trump to close deal-making Gulf tour in UAE
AFP, Published on 15/05/2025
» DOHA — United States President Donald Trump on Thursday closes a Middle East tour in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as he focuses squarely on seeking deals after billions of dollars of pledges from Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
Ukraine, Russia to hold first direct talks since 2022
AFP, Published on 15/05/2025
» ISTANBUL - War rivals Ukraine and Russia are set to go into their first direct talks in more than three years on Thursday, with Russian President Vladimir Putin not included on the list of attendees.
Trump offers to meet Putin in Turkey
AFP, Published on 14/05/2025
» MOSCOW - US President Donald Trump offered on Wednesday to travel to Turkey for talks on ending the Ukraine conflict, so long as his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin also showed up.
Ukraine warns Putin against skipping talks
AFP, Published on 13/05/2025
» KYIV - Ukraine said on Tuesday that if Vladimir Putin skips talks in Turkey it would be a “clear sign” to the world the Russian leader is not serious about peace, and the West should reply with boosted military support to Kyiv.
Ocalan: founder of the Kurdish militant PKK who authored its end
AFP, Published on 12/05/2025
» ISTANBUL - Abdullah Ocalan, the jailed founder of the militant Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), is an icon to many Kurds but a "terrorist" to many within wider Turkish society.