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Delegations from Russia and Ukraine will meet for direct peace talks for the first time in more than three years in Istanbul.
However, their composition will be at a technical level, as Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced that he will not participate.
The talks will be held on May 15, at the Dolmabahçe Palace in Istanbul, and will be held privately, without the presence of the media, Russian media have reported.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is headed to Turkey as part of his agenda, even though Putin has declined to travel to attend the talks. Zelensky will meet with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara but will not attend the talks in Istanbul.
He had previously stated that he was willing to meet only with Putin and not with other low-level officials from Moscow.
Expectations that US President Donald Trump might attend the talks were dashed when a Kremlin statement announced that Putin had signed an order on May 14 to appoint four negotiators and four experts to represent Russia.
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