Russian and Ukrainian officials have met for the first direct peace talks since the early months of the war in 2022, raising cautious hopes for a potential diplomatic breakthrough in the long-running conflict.
The meeting, held in Istanbul and hosted by Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, brought together Ukrainian Defence Minister Rustem Umerov and a Russian delegation led by presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky. Neither President Vladimir Putin nor President Volodymyr Zelensky attended the talks.
Ukraine pushed for a 30-day ceasefire, the return of children taken to Russia, and a broad prisoner exchange. Russia, however, signalled concern that a ceasefire would allow Ukraine to regroup with Western support.
The United States was also represented at the meeting, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Trump-era envoy Keith Kellogg in attendance. While the US side urged dialogue, they expressed limited optimism without direct engagement from the Kremlin.
The talks come amid continued fighting, with fresh strikes reported in eastern Ukraine shortly before the delegations convened.
This meeting marks the first direct dialogue between the two countries since the early stages of the invasion. However, both sides remain deeply divided on key issues, and the likelihood of a lasting agreement remains uncertain.
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