Kremlin says Ukraine peace talks in Turkey are still on, but doesn't say who is going

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said connected Wednesday that a Russian delegation volition beryllium successful Istanbul connected Thursday for imaginable nonstop bid talks with Ukraine, but did not disclose who would beryllium determination from Moscow's side.

Russian President Vladimir Putin successful the aboriginal hours of Sunday projected nonstop negotiations successful Turkey connected Thursday "without immoderate preconditions," but helium did not accidental who would be from Moscow's side.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has said helium would be the talks with Russia lone if Putin is besides there.

Unconfirmed Russian and U.S. media reports person reported that Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Yuri Ushakov, Putin's overseas argumentation aide, volition beryllium successful Istanbul and acceptable to conscionable their Ukrainian counterparts.

Asked by reporters successful a regular briefing connected Wednesday if the Kremlin could uncover the make-up of the Russian delegation, spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said: "We volition bash that erstwhile we get an acquisition to bash truthful from the president."

But Peskov said that Putin's connection of nonstop talks with Ukraine "remained valid."

"The Russian delegation volition beryllium waiting for the Ukrainian delegation successful Istanbul connected May 15", Peskov said.

The planned talks person go the main absorption of bid efforts led by U.S. President Donald Trump.

Trump has said helium volition nonstop Secretary of State Marco Rubio and elder envoys Steve Witkoff and Keith Kellogg to the talks, portion besides offering to be himself.

(Reporting by Dmitry Antonov; Writing by Lucy Papachristou; Editing by Andrew Osborn)