Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced this on Telegram."Tomorrow, there are meetings in Turkey. We are preparing to intensify negotiations, and we have developed solutions that we will offer to our partners. Bringing the end of the war closer with all our might is Ukraine's top priority. We are also working to resume the exchange and return of prisoners of war," Zelenskyy summarized.Meanwhile, Reuters correspondent Ahmed Rasheed reported that Steve Witkoff will arrive in Turkey tomorrow."U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff will visit Turkey on Wednesday and join planned talks there with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, a Turkish source said on Tuesday," he wrote. ANKARA, Nov 18 (Reuters) - U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff will visit Turkey on Wednesday and join planned talks there with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, a Turkish source said on Tuesday.#Ukraine #USA #Russia #Turkey— Ahmed Rasheed (@Ahmed_Rasheed_R) November 18, 2025 Russia's reactionLater, the spokesperson for the Russian dictator, Dmitry Peskov, stated that Russian representatives will not be in Istanbul tomorrow."We have not received any information from Kyiv... Zelenskyy was referring to contacts that will take place tomorrow in Istanbul with our Turkish friends, which Mr. Witkoff will probably join," he told the propaganda state agency RIA-Novosti.According to him, Putin is supposedly open to a conversation if Trump's envoy or Turkish representatives deem it necessary to inform him about the results of the meeting."Russia continues to remain open to the negotiation process; Moscow's position is well known to the U.S., Turkey, and Ukraine," Peskov added.