Russia's Putin proposes direct talks with Ukraine in Istanbul on May 15

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Russian President Vladimir Putin enters a hall to meet South Ossetian President Alan Gagloyev in the Grand Palace at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on Saturday, May 10, 2025, during celebrations of the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union

Putin proposed restarting direct talks with Ukraine "without preconditions," hours after European leaders urged Moscow to accept an unconditional 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine.

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