“I’m flying back to Tehran on Sunday,” he says.

Follow AP’s coverage of the war in Ukraine atsince the early weeks of

ended after less than two hours Friday, and while both sides agreed on a large prisoner swap, they clearly remained far apart on key conditions for ending the fighting.One such condition for Ukraine, backed by its Western allies, is a temporary ceasefire as a first step toward a peaceful settlement. The Kremlin has pushed back against such a truce, which remains elusive.“We haven’t received a Russian ‘yes’ on this basic point,” Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman Heorhii Tykhii said after the talks. “If you want to have serious negotiations, you have to have guns silenced.”

Russian presidential aide, Vladimir Medinsky, right, and other members of Russian delegation attend talks with Ukrainian delegation at the Dolmabache palace, in Istanbul, Turkey, Ton Friday, May 16, 2025. (Ramil Sitdikov, Sputnik Pool Photo via AP)Russian presidential aide, Vladimir Medinsky, right, and other members of Russian delegation attend talks with Ukrainian delegation at the Dolmabache palace, in Istanbul, Turkey, Ton Friday, May 16, 2025. (Ramil Sitdikov, Sputnik Pool Photo via AP)

But Russian delegation head Vladimir Medinsky pronounced himself “satisfied with the outcome,” adding that Moscow was ready to continue contacts.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he discussed the talks with U.S. President Donald Trump and the leaders of France, Germany, the U.K. and Poland. In a post on X fromFresh flowers are left at the Vietnam War Memorial honoring South Vietnamese military officers in the Little Saigon neighborhood of Westminster, Calif., April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

A woman wearing a traditional Vietnamese conical hat waits for a bus in the Little Saigon neighborhood of Westminster, Calif., April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)A woman wearing a traditional Vietnamese conical hat waits for a bus in the Little Saigon neighborhood of Westminster, Calif., April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

A woman pushes a shopping cart past rows of American flags and banners advertising U.S. citizenship and immigration services in the Little Saigon neighborhood of Garden Grove, Calif., April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)A woman pushes a shopping cart past rows of American flags and banners advertising U.S. citizenship and immigration services in the Little Saigon neighborhood of Garden Grove, Calif., April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)