Russia and Ukraine flashpoint

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Ryuu96 said:

🇹🇷 In Istanbul, talks have begun between Ukrainian and Russian delegations, mediated by Turkey.

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— NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) 2 June 2025 at 12:48

Interesting they refused to let America in the "negotiations" from last month but Türkiye is mediating this one, Lol. Be interesting to see if Russia pulls their "We're going to kill you all, and all your families, if you don't surrender all your land to us!" with Türkiye in the room. Erdogan is an asshole but with the whole proxy-war, regional rivalries than Türkiye has with Russia, I don't think Erdogan will let the Russian side run wild.

Embarrassing for America that Russia told them to piss off but bends to Türkiye.

Also, Erdogan is very unlikely to pressure Ukraine into surrendering Crimea.

Doubly so as Erdogan has supported Ukraine with some equipment, has invested into Ukraine quite a bit (there were plans in early February 2022 for co-financing the development and production of new Antonov planes) before the war, and has opposed Russia's influence in the Middle East and Africa, so he's certainly not going to support Russia's shenanigans all that much.