Negotiations between representatives of Russia and the United States, which lasted almost six hours, have ended in Istanbul. This is reported by UNN with reference to Russian media.
Details
According to Russian media, the American delegation has already left the Russian consulate general in the Turkish capital after the completion of negotiations. The meeting was held in a closed format.
What is known about the negotiations
Earlier, the Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the United States, Alexander Darchiev, said that the Russian side intends to raise the issue of restoring direct air service during the meeting with the American delegation in Istanbul. Russia also planned to raise the issue of returning the seized diplomatic property to it.
For its part, the US State Department announced on the eve that the meeting in Istanbul will be devoted solely to issues of relations between the two states. Russia's war against Ukraine will not be discussed.
Supplement
A prisoner exchange between the US and Russia, organized by the CIA and Russian intelligence, took place in Abu Dhabi. The American side handed over to a citizen of the Russian Federation and the United States, Ksenia Karelina, who received a sentence of 12 years in prison for donating less than $100 to a Ukrainian charitable organization.
The Russians gave away Russian-German citizen Artur Petrov. The exchange was organized by the CIA and Russian intelligence. The Petrov case involved the illegal export of sensitive microelectronic components.