Russia is silent before talks in Turkey. Is the Kremlin planning a surprise?

Zdjęcie: Rosja milczy przed rozmowami w Turcji. Czy Kreml szykuje niespodziankę? / Shutterstock


Russian leader Vladimir Putin does not intend to accept a face-to-face gathering with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenski in Istanbul - wrote the independent Russian service Moscow Times, citing government sources and akin to Kremlin. What is behind Putin's refusal to meet Zelenski?