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The officials present sat around a U-shaped table, with the Russians and Ukrainians facing each other.
Russian and Ukrainian officials meet as negotiations begin. (Image: X)
Delegations from Russia and Ukraine met on Friday in Istanbul for their first direct peace talks in three years, since the onset of the deadly aggression between the two countries.
A Ukrainian delegation led by Defence Minister Rustem Umerov sat down with a low-level Russian team headed by presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky, according to Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi, who published a photo of the meeting.
The officials present sat around a U-shaped table, with the Russians and Ukrainians facing each other.
Officials and observers expect the Turkish-brokered talks to yield little immediate progress on stopping the more than three-year war.
Location :Turkey
First Published:News world Russia, Ukraine Officials Meet In Istanbul For First Direct Peace Talks In 3 Years
