Russian-Ukrainian peace talks in Istanbul: meeting between Turkey, the US, and Ukraine has begun
Kyiv • UNN
Peace talks between the delegations of Ukraine and Russia have begun in Istanbul. The meeting is taking place with the participation of Turkey and the United States under the leadership of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey.
Russian-Ukrainian peace talks have begun in Istanbul, Turkey, with a meeting between delegations from Turkey, the United States and Ukraine, led by Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Anadolu reports, showing a photo from the meeting, UNN writes.
According to information received from sources in the Foreign Ministry, the Turkish, American and Ukrainian delegations met at the Dolmabahce presidential office in Istanbul under the chairmanship of Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan.
The US delegation includes Secretary of State Marco Rubio, US Ambassador to Ankara Tom Barrack and US President Donald Trump's Special Representative for Ukraine Keith Kellogg, the publication writes.
The Ukrainian delegation includes Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak, Minister of Foreign Affairs Andriy Sybiha and Minister of Defense Rustem Umerov.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a decree yesterday on the formation of a Ukrainian delegation to participate in peace talks in Istanbul.
The trilateral meeting between Turkey, Russia and Ukraine, which will take place in the same place, is scheduled for 12:30.
Sources in the Turkish Foreign Ministry, the publication writes, said that a series of meetings in various formats will take place in Istanbul, with the agenda including trilateral meetings between the US, Ukraine, Turkey and Russia, Ukraine, Turkey.
It was reported that Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, a US delegation led by Rubio, a Ukrainian delegation led by Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov, and a Russian delegation led by Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin's advisor Vladimir Medinsky will be in Istanbul today.
Rubio also noted that the US delegation will meet with a high-level delegation from Ukraine and participate in Russian-Ukrainian talks, the publication writes.
