RESTRICTION: USERS MUST CREDIT “RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY” HANDOUT, MUST NOT OBSCURE LOGO —EDITORIAL USE ONLY — SHOTLIST: ISTANBUL, TÜRKİYE (MAY 15, 2025) (RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY - RESTRICTED) 1. RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN'S ADVISER VLADIMIR MEDINSKIY SPEAKING DURING RUSSIA-UKRAINE PEACE TALKS IN ISTANBULISTANBUL, TÜRKİYE - MAY 15, 2025 - RESTRICTION: USERS MUST CREDIT “RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY” HANDOUT, MUST NOT OBSCURE LOGO —EDITORIAL USE ONLY — Vladimir Medinskiy, an advisor to Russian President Vladimir Putin and head of the Russian delegation at the Istanbul peace talks, said Wednesday that he held a productive meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan. Speaking to reporters after the talks at the Presidential Dolmabahce Office in Istanbul, Medinskiy said the Russian delegation had arrived in Türkiye under instructions from President Putin to hold direct, unconditional bilateral negotiations with Ukraine. He noted that Russia had clearly outlined its position during the meeting with Fidan and expressed appreciation for Türkiye’s diplomatic efforts. Medinskiy said the Russian side would be ready to begin discussions with Ukraine starting at 10 a.m. on May 16, stating: “We are ready to work.”