Putin’s Demands Stifle Ukraine Peace Talks: Tsar’s Conditions Wrap Conflict in Stalemate
ISTANBUL, June 3, 2025 – As Russia and Ukraine concluded their latest round of peace talks in Istanbul on June 2, hopes for a breakthrough in the three-year war were dashed by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s unyielding demands, which critics liken to imperial decrees reminiscent of a Tsar. The negotiations, held at the historic Ciragan … Read more