Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin are poised to meet in Turkey, marking only their second face-to-face discussion since 2019, when they attempted to negotiate peace in the Donbas region. While Zelenskyy expressed readiness to meet Putin, uncertainty surrounds the meeting’s occurrence and Putin’s participation, amidst ongoing skepticism from Ukraine’s allies about Russia’s commitment to peace talks. The 2019 summit produced some agreements, but ultimately failed to yield lasting resolutions to the conflict, which escalated significantly after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
