Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky raised the stakes ahead of a potential meeting with Vladimir Putin in Turkey by saying he wouldn’t hold talks with any Russian representative other than the president himself.

With only a day to go, Russia has yet to confirm whether President Vladimir Putin will travel to Turkey on Thursday for peace talks with Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told the Interfax news agency on Wednesday that the Russian delegation to the negotiations in Istanbul would be announced when Putin gives the order.

US President Donald Trump will join the talks in Istanbul if Russian President Vladimir Putin does, US special envoy Keith Kellogg has said. "We're hoping President Putin shows up as well, and then President Trump will be there.