Kremlin tight-lipped for third day on whether Putin will meet Zelenskyy

It comes as Donald Trump has publicly urged Volodymyr Zelenskyy to accept the offer of negotiations and said he hoped Vladimir Putin would attend

A senior Russian lawmaker said the makeup of Moscow’s delegation would be made public on Wednesday evening, adding that an all-for-all prisoner exchange could be on the table. Picture: Alexander Kazakov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP

The Kremlin is refusing for the third straight day to say if Vladimir Putin will travel to Istanbul on Thursday, or who will represent Russia at the potential peace talks, as international pressure builds on the Russian leader to meet Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Mr Putin’s spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, told journalists in Moscow that he would announce the composition of the Russian delegation “once we receive the relevant instructions from the president”.