Zelenskyy Plans Turkey Trip in Attempt to Revive Russia–Ukraine Peace Talks

Zelenskyy said the aim was ’to reinvigorate negotiations, and we have developed solutions that we will propose to our partners.’

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Nov. 3, 2025. AP Photo/Andrea Rosa

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on Nov. 18 plans to visit Turkey in a bid to breathe fresh life into peace talks with Russia. Zelenskyy revealed the plans, which will take place on Nov. 19, while in Spain.

The Ukrainian president is making the rounds of NATO allies in his latest diplomatic sally in the ongoing war with Russia.