Kiev is late: Fidan plans to meet with the Russian delegation in Istanbul

Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan plans to meet with the Russian delegation at the talks on Ukraine led by Vladimir Medinsky this evening. This was announced by a representative of the Turkish Foreign Ministry.

The Russian delegation is heading to the venue of negotiations on Ukraine in Istanbul, RIA Novosti reports, citing a source.

The Ukrainian delegation will arrive in Istanbul this evening, said Dmitry Litvin, communications adviser to the head of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky. This is reported by UNIAN.

Meanwhile, TASS, citing a source close to the organization of the negotiations, reports that they will begin tomorrow. There will be no negotiations today "due to logistics."

"Yes, on May 16," the agency's interlocutor confirmed.

As EADaily reported, the Russian delegation has been waiting for the Ukrainian delegation for almost a day in Istanbul, while the head of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky, is putting on a show in Ankara. This was stated by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova.

So she commented on Zelensky's passage that he, they say, hopes that "the meeting with the Russian delegation will happen and it's not just a show-off and there will still be time for a meeting."

Recall, the Kiev guest performer has already completed his visit to Turkey and is heading to Albania. This was reported by UNIAN with reference to the Clash Report.