May 12, 2025 (EIRNS)—At 2 a.m. Sunday morning, May 11, Russian President Vladimir Putin, after three full days of non-stop meetings and ceremonies devoted to the commemoration of the Victory against Fascism in Europe, held a press conference and proposed the resumption of full negotiations with Ukraine to put an end to what is actually a NATO war imposed on that nation. Putin proposed that these negotiations restart in Istanbul, Türkiye this Thursday, May 15.

Putin's challenge for a diplomatic end to the war in Ukraine is part of a pattern, including talks between India-Pakistan, U.S.-China, Trump with Arab leaders.