Istanbul - Russia and Ukraine insulted on Thursday as negotiators should temporarily meet in Türkiye for the first direct peace talks in more than three years. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy slammed Russia for slamming a “decorative” delegation when he met with Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara.

Russian officials call Zelenskyy "pathetic" and "clown" Challenge President Vladimir Putin appears Talks in person while touting further territorial gains in eastern Ukraine.

The Kremlin made clear on Thursday that President Trump urged Three Years War - His repeated war Claims that he can end in a few hours - It did not change Moscow's deep-rooted position in the standoff.

The exchange of personal barbs between Moscow and Kiev undermines any opportunity for breakthroughs in the Türkiye negotiations. It is not even clear whether negotiations will take place between the warring parties.

Despite several days of international pressure, Putin did not come to Türkiye. Instead, Russia's negotiating team landed in Istanbul on Thursday morning, led by a tough historian and Kremlin aide who denied Ukraine's right to survive.

"We need to understand the level of the Russian delegation and what their mission is if they can make any decisions on their own," Zelenskyy said on the apron at Ankara Airport. He added: "From us, it looks more like a decorative "Moscow.

President Trump said he would have a possibility of traveling to Turkey on Friday if there is any meaningful progress in the talks. But the absence of Putin and foreign minister Sergey Lavrov or foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov seems to reduce the importance of negotiations, or the possibility of any breakthrough.

Russia said the negotiations would take place "in the second half of the day", but Zelensky said he decided on the approach of his delegation only after meeting with Erdogan.

Russia insults Putin negotiations to Zelenskyy

Maria Zakharova, spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry, was almost immediately criticized by Zelenskyy for her delegation. In a Moscow brief, she called him a "dummy", a "clown" and a "loser".

Lavrov called Zelenskyy "sad" trying to convince Putin to appear in person.

He said in a televised speech by Moscow diplomats: “At first, Zelenskyy made some statement that asked Putin to come personally.

Mr. Trump has been quickly ending the Three Years War and said he might go to Türkiye if he sees meaningful progress.

"You know, if something happens, I'll go Friday," he said during a visit to Qatar on Thursday.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said at a NATO conference in the coastal city of Antalya, Turkey, said Washington was "impatient" and willing to consider "any mechanism" to achieve the lasting ending of the war.

Rubio is expected to be held in Istanbul on Friday to "convene with European peers to discuss Ukraine's conflict."

Putin himself Unexpected appeal for direct negotiation After Kyiv and European leaders Forced him to agree to a complete and unconditional 30-day ceasefire - He also refused the call.

Ukraine - Isn't the Russian peace agreement closer?

Despite the great diplomacy, Moscow and Kiev still have a long stand. The Kremlin named Vladimir Medinsky, who was Putin's effort aide, though not the main decision-maker, as its top negotiator suggested that Moscow was not going to make concessions.

Medinsky failed in 2022, with Moscow making detailed claims to Ukrainian territory and demanding restrictions on the Kiev army. He is known for writing supranational school textbooks that question Ukraine’s right to exist and justify the ongoing invasion.

Even when he landed in Türkiye, Russia's defense ministry claimed in social media posts that troops occupied two more villages in eastern Ukraine, the Toskoye and Donetsk regions.

Russia also sent a deputy foreign minister to Türkiye, deputy defense minister of the Ministry of Defense and head of its GRU military intelligence agency.

Zelenskyy said Kyiv had sent a top delegation.

"Our delegation is at the highest level - the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Office of the President, the Army, our intelligence agencies … in order to make any decisions that may lead to peace," he said in Ankara.

Russia insists on the "root cause" of talks to resolve conflicts, includingdeny"The demilitarization of Ukraine. The fuzzy term used by Moscow to justify its invasion was widely rejected by Keeff and the West.

Officials in Moscow also repeated that Ukraine must ced the territory occupied by Russian troops and withdraw from certain areas still under Ukrainian control.

Kyiv hopes for an immediate ceasefire and says it will not recognize its territory as Russians. But Zelenskyy admits that Ukraine may only restore it through diplomacy.