RESTRICTION: USERS MUST CREDIT “KREMLIN PRESS OFFICE” ----EDITORIAL USE ONLY--- SHOTLIST: MOSCOW, RUSSIA (MAY 15, 2025) (KREMLIN PRESS OFFICE – RESTRICTED) 1. RUSSIAN PRESIDEN VLADIMIR PUTIN ARRIVING AT MEETING ROOMRESTRICTION: USERS MUST CREDIT “KREMLIN PRESS OFFICE” ----EDITORIAL USE ONLY--- MOSCOW, RUSSIA - MAY 15, 2025: Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting, on Wednesday, May 14, with senior Russian officials and the delegation that will participate in peace talks with Ukraine in Istanbul, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Defense Minister Andrey Belousov, Security Council Secretary Sergey Shoigu, Chief of General Staff Valery Gerasimov, Federal Security Service (FSB) Director Alexander Bortnikov, and National Guard Commander Viktor Zolotov attended the meeting. Putin has approved the Russian delegation for the Istanbul talks, which will be led by his advisor Vladimir Medinskiy. The delegation includes Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin, Chief of the General Staff Main Directorate Igor Kostyukov, and Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin. The Russia-Ukraine talks in Istanbul are scheduled for Thursday, May 15. Further details about the agenda of the talks have not yet been disclosed.