Ukraine Updates: Lower-Level Talks to Begin in Istanbul
- Russian and Ukrainian delegations will begin low-profile direct talks in Istanbul on Friday morning at Dolmabahce Palace.
- The talks follow a proposal by Vladimir Putin, while Volodymyr Zelenskyy declined to attend and instead sent a delegation.
- Zelenskyy will not participate personally in the discussions with Russian officials; instead, he is sending a 12-member delegation headed by Rustem Umerov, the Defense Minister, to meet with Russian negotiators alongside U.S. And Turkish representatives.
- The Russian delegation, headed by chief negotiator Vladimir Medinsky, will begin waiting at the palace at 10 a.m., a time Medinsky suggested.
- These talks mark the first direct Russia-Ukraine negotiations in over three years and may influence ongoing conflict dynamics.
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Russia and Ukraine Held Talks in Istanbul
Representatives of Russia and Ukraine held talks in Istanbul on Friday on the war in Ukraine, the first direct talks between the countries in more than three years. The sides agreed to exchange prisoners of war and present their own terms for a ceasefire.
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Read Full ArticleLIVE War Ukraine | Ukraine, Russia and Turkey Agree on Start Time for Negotiations Friday Morning
The Ukrainian and Russian delegations that came to Istanbul will meet on Friday, the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs reports. A Turkish team will also join the negotiations. They will start at 11:30 Dutch time. Read all about the war in Ukraine and the situation in Russia in our live blog.
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