(250516) -- ANKARA, May 16, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks at a press conference at the Ukrainian Embassy in Ankara, Trkiye, May 15, 2025. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Thursday that a Ukrainian delegation would attend the upcoming peace talks in Istanbul with a commitment to ending the conflict with Russia, though he would not personally show up at the negotiating table. (Mustafa Kaya/Handout via Xinhua)