US EditionUkraine and Russia Set for First Direct Talks in Three Years
- Russian and Ukrainian negotiators met for direct peace talks in Istanbul on Friday, marking their first face-to-face meeting in over three years.
- The talks followed Vladimir Putin's proposal and ongoing international pressure but occurred without Putin or Zelenskyy attending in person.
- Ukraine’s team, headed by Defence Minister Rustem Umerov, prioritized calls for an unconditional ceasefire and the exchange of prisoners, while Russia focused on resolving what it describes as the underlying causes of the conflict.
- UN spokesperson Stephanie Tremblay welcomed the talks as a chance to discuss ceasefire and a large-scale prisoner swap, calling it a 'new window of opportunity.'
- Despite low expectations and criticisms over delegation levels, the talks signaled possible progress, with Turkey urging an immediate ceasefire amid ongoing conflict and casualties.
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"We Are Ready to Fight Forever, Are You?" Ukraine and Russia Spoke Directly for the First Time in Three Years.
In Istanbul, direct talks between Russia and Ukraine took place — the first since March 2022 — and the negotiators met at the Presidential Palace of Dolmabachce. The first round of discussions lasted two hours. According to RBK-Ukraine, the talks will no longer resume today. According to the head of the Russian delegation, Vladimir Medinsky, the parties will continue to speak after each one has lost their vision of a possible ceasefire.
Russian and Ukrainian negotiators meet in Istanbul for first talks in 3 years
Russian and Ukrainian negotiators met in Istanbul on Friday at their first direct peace talks in more than three years.Live television showed Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan addressing Russian and Ukrainian negotiators at the lavish Dolmabahce Palace on the Bosphorus. Half of the Ukrainian delegation wore camouflage military fatigues, sitting at a table directly facing their Russian counterparts, who were in suits.Fidan said it was critical…
First Direct Dialogue Between Ukraine and Russia Concluded in Istanbul Since the Beginning of the War
After just two hours, the first direct dialogue between representatives of Ukraine and Russia was concluded this Friday in Istanbul. The low level that Russian President Vladimir Putin wanted to give to the Moscow delegation had reduced expectations about the results of this dialogue in the Turkish capital, where neither Putin nor the Ukrainian leader Volodimir Zelenski is expected to be present. The starting positions were very distant: while K…
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