The Kremlin has indicated Vladimir Putin will not be travelling to Türkiye for peace talks with Volodymyr Zelesnkyy.
The Russian President doesn't appear on a list of delegates for negotiations in Istanbul on Thursday.
Volodymyr Zelensky is in Ankara - but had said he would attend talks in Istanbul if Vladimir Putin came for a face-to-face meeting.
Russia Analyst at the Institute for the Study of War, Kateryna Stepanenko, says she's not surprised.
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The Russian President doesn't appear on a list of delegates for negotiations in Istanbul on Thursday.
Volodymyr Zelensky is in Ankara - but had said he would attend talks in Istanbul if Vladimir Putin came for a face-to-face meeting.
Russia Analyst at the Institute for the Study of War, Kateryna Stepanenko, says she's not surprised.
IN: 'It once...
OUT: ...attend.'
DUR: 20 seconds
http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/0515istanbul-stepanenko1.mp3