Right now, President Zelensky is in Albania holding talks with Macron, Starmer, Merz, and Tusk. The main topic is likely the ongoing negotiations in Istanbul, which look to have failed.

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— NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) 16 May 2025 at 14:20

President Zelensky, President Macron, Chancellor Merz, Prime Minister Starmer, and Prime Minister Tusk had a phone call with Trump. Details will be released soon — Presidential Press Secretary Nikiforov.

— NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) 16 May 2025 at 14:29

‼️ By decree signed on May 15 — the day Ukraine planned to begin direct negotiations with Russia — Putin signed a decree extending the "defense plan" until 2027.

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— MAKS 24 👀🇺🇦 (@maks23.bsky.social) 16 May 2025 at 10:50

❗️Right during the negotiations that are currently underway in Istanbul, Russia launches ballistic missiles - explosions are heard in Dnipro region!

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— MAKS 24 👀🇺🇦 (@maks23.bsky.social) 16 May 2025 at 11:15

🤡 Meanwhile, Putin started a “meeting on information security” — right during the talks in Istanbul.

Passively showing how he doesn’t give a damn about all the “peace” processes surrounding the war he started!

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— MAKS 24 👀🇺🇦 (@maks23.bsky.social) 16 May 2025 at 11:59

🇻🇦🇺🇦🇷🇺 Pope plans to provide Vatican for direct meeting between Putin and Zelensky — La Stampa citing cardinal, chief diplomat of Holy See

❗️After Putin failed to appear at peace talks, Vatican called their outcome “tragic”.

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— MAKS 24 👀🇺🇦 (@maks23.bsky.social) 16 May 2025 at 12:13

‼️ The Russians started talking about the Sumy region during the negotiations. They demanded the creation of a security zone and threatened to annex the region, - MP Honcharenko

— MAKS 24 👀🇺🇦 (@maks23.bsky.social) 16 May 2025 at 13:59

Zelenskyy at Albania summit: “This week we had a real chance, but Putin was scared to come to Turkey. Russia sent empty heads to talks, ruining diplomacy. If they’re just acting, the world must respond decisively,” per Nexta.

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— WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) 16 May 2025 at 13:59

Umerov: All ceasefire modalities discussed, details soon. Zelenskyy-Putin meeting considered, we’re working on it. Possible "1000 for 1000" swap imminent. Date known but secret. New talks to be announced soon.

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— WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) 16 May 2025 at 14:37

🇪🇺 "This shows Putin's true face. He doesn't want peace", - Ursula von der Leyen on the Russian dictator's ignoring of the Istanbul talks.

New sanctions against:
▪️Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2.
▪️more ships of the Russian "shadow fleet".
▪️Russian financial sector.
▪️lowering the oil price cap.

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— MAKS 24 👀🇺🇦 (@maks23.bsky.social) 16 May 2025 at 14:40

🤔‼️ To illustrate the "tone of the negotiations", The Economist reports that Medinsky said:

"We don't want war, but we are ready to fight for a year, two, three - as long as it takes. We fought with Sweden for 21 years. How long are you ready to fight?"

— MAKS 24 👀🇺🇦 (@maks23.bsky.social) 16 May 2025 at 14:42

Russia delegation leader Medinsky made key statements: "We have taken note of the request for a meeting between the leaders of Russia and Ukraine. The negotiations have concluded, and we are generally satisfied..

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— NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) 16 May 2025 at 14:42

.......Russia and Ukraine will soon carry out a prisoner exchange based on the 1000-for-1000 formula. Both sides will present their vision of a potential ceasefire in detail, and negotiations will continue afterward

— NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) 16 May 2025 at 14:42

❗️Russia also threatened to seize Kharkiv during the negotiations, — The Economist

— MAKS 24 👀🇺🇦 (@maks23.bsky.social) 16 May 2025 at 14:52

Isn't it interesting that Russia refused to allow Marco Rubio in the room between delegations of Ukraine and Russia but are seemingly eager to set up a meeting between Putin and Trump? One minute they don't want USA involved, the next they want to talk directly to USA about Ukraine, but only if it's with Trump, Lol. It's almost like Russia knows how easily manipulated Trump is!

They'll be a meeting between Trump and Putin and Putin will say how amazing Trump is, all it will take is 3 compliments for Trump to come rushing out the room and run to the reporters like: "Putin loves me! He told me how amazing I am! He loves America! Ukraine bad! Why doesn't Zelenskyy want peace?! Putin told me he wants peace! I believe everything he says!"

Almost 4 months and not once has Trump gone hard on Putin.

Medinsky, during the peace talks, added:

"Russia is ready to fight forever. Perhaps someone sitting at this table will lose more of their loved ones."

— NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) 16 May 2025 at 15:16

I would legit pay good money to watch a livestream of the Ukrainians strangling to death these fucking vermin.

Medinsky: “We don’t want war, but we’re ready to fight one, two, three years — as long as it takes. We fought Sweden for 21 years. How long are you ready to fight?” Russia in Istanbul threatened to seize Kharkiv, Sumy, demanding exit from 4 regions, — Oliver Carroll, The Economist.

— WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) 16 May 2025 at 15:07

🤡 Medinsky: “And Peter the Great… you know who financed him? England and France. Sweden would still be a great power today if not for that.”

— MAKS 24 👀🇺🇦 (@maks23.bsky.social) 16 May 2025 at 15:05

Zelensky: Spoke with Trump, Macron, Merz, Starmer and Tusk

Ukraine is ready for swift steps towards real peace, and it’s crucial the world stays firm. Our position: if Russia refuses full and unconditional ceasefire and stopping killings, strong sanctions must follow.

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— NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) 16 May 2025 at 14:48

"What we saw yesterday and last night is further proof that Putin is not serious about peace. He has fled," says Starmer.

"It's crucial that we maintain full unity with our allies. We will continue working on this today to make it clear: there must be a ceasefire, but if not, we will act together"

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— NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) 16 May 2025 at 15:11

Meanwhile Trump...

What…

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— MAKS 24 👀🇺🇦 (@maks23.bsky.social) 16 May 2025 at 15:07

🇹🇷🇺🇦🇷🇺 Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan:

"Russian and Ukrainian delegations reached a fundamental agreement on a new meeting."

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— MAKS 24 👀🇺🇦 (@maks23.bsky.social) 16 May 2025 at 15:20

"Fundamental Agreement on a New Meeting" Lmfao.

Like I understand Ukraine has to entertain this shit because Trump is a complete fucking moron so Ukraine has no choice but to go along but other countries acting like agreeing to another meeting is significant is embarrassing, it's more fucking delay tactics as per usual from Russia. You said they'd be consequences if they rejected the 13th ceasefire, they rejected it and nothing happened, you said you'd wait to see how this meeting goes, it sounds like there was zero progress made on a ceasefire and all that was achieved was the promise of a new meeting.

So what now? Finally going to grow a spine or are we going to wait for the meeting #200? Oh who am I kidding, of course you won't grow a spine.

Russia and China plan to increase their global propaganda cooperation, as the US curtails its own support for foreign media.

A statement following a meeting of the two countries’ leaders included a pledge to “jointly articulate a common stance in the global media space,” a move that comes as Washington dismantles its state-funded overseas efforts, veteran China watcher Bill Bishop noted in his Sinocism newsletter.

By contrast, Moscow has opened an academy to train journalists from Africa and Southeast Asia and expanded its outlets’ reach in Latin America, while Beijing has ramped up its state news agency’s footprint in Africa and is making a concerted effort to grow its influence on Facebook — a social network banned in China.

China, Russia pledge joint foreign media push | Semafor

Yay. More social media election interference from Russia and China and America/Europe will be asleep at the wheel as per usual.