Vladimir Putin 'makes decision' on if he'll attend Ukraine peace talks in Turkey

Vladimir Putin has been left off the list of Russian delegates for tomorrow's meeting with in Istanbul - suggesting that he has decided not to go.

Vladimir Medinsky, deputy foreign minister Galuzin Mikhail Yuryevich, and deputy minister of defence Alexander Fomin were instead listed on the document, which has been signed off by. It follows over whether the Russian president come to the table with Ukraine's for a historic face-to-face meeting over a potential lasting ceasefire. The two men have not met since launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, and have seen each other in person only once in 2019.

Earlier today, said he didn't think Putin would go to Turkey for ceasefire talks with Ukraine unless he also goes.

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Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One as he was flying from Saudi Arabia to , he said: "I don't know if he would be there if I'm not there,"

Zelensky says he plans to be in Ankara tomorrow to conduct negotiations, and will meet with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

The two of them would wait for Putin to arrive, he said.

Zelensky said if Putin chooses Istanbul to hold the meeting, then both leaders will travel there.

But Ukrainian presidential advisor Mykhailo Podolyak said Zelensky would not meet any Russian officials in Istanbul except Putin, stating that continued lower-level talks were simply "dragging out" the peace process.

On Sunday, Putin proposed direct talks with "without any preconditions" - but dragged his heels in responding to plans for the meeting, which was brokered by Erdogan.

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