MOSCOW The Kremlin on Tuesday declined to comment when asked about Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's call for Vladimir Putin to attend peace talks in Istanbul on Thursday. "The Russian side continues to prepare for the talks scheduled for Thursday. That is all we can say at this point. We do not intend to comment further at this time," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters. Ukraine on Tuesday said that if Putin skips talks in Türkiye, it would be a clear sign that Moscow does