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Russia’s Putin proposes direct talks with Ukraine in Istanbul on May 15, ‘without preconditions’

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Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures as he speaks to journalists in the Grand Palace at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, May 11, 2025, after celebrations of the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany during World War II. (Sergei Bobylev/Photo host agency RIA Novosti via AP) (Sergei Bobylev/AP)