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.

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said he will personally try to convince Russian President Vladimir Putin to attend face-to-face peace talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Istanbul on Thursday.

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.

Peace talks between Russia and Ukraine are set to begin in Istanbul, despite the absence of Presidents Putin and Trump. The talks, involving key technocrats, focus on a potential 30-day ceasefire. Concerns remain over Russian aggression,

President Zelenskyy has said Ukraine was ready for 'any format' of negotiations with Putin but admitted next steps will depend on who represents Russia at Istanbul peace talks.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will not take part in the Russian-Ukrainian meeting in Istanbul on May 15. This is reported by the newspaper Kommersant, citing sources.

The peace talks in Istanbul, Turkey, have an opportunity to improve the situation in Ukraine and "resolve the conflict," NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte