WAR: Turkey set to host Russia, Ukraine peace talks

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Russian and Ukrainian foreign ministers have arrived Turkey for the continuation of the peace talks between the two waring neighbours.

Officials from Kyiv and Moscow have held several rounds of discussions in Belarus, but the meeting in the southern city of Antalya represents the first time Russia has sent a minister for talks on the crisis.

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The Ukrainaian foreign ministry spokeperson Oleg Nikolenko, made a tweet where he announced that the foreign minister of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba is already in Antalya for talks on Russia ending its war on Ukraine.

The Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov has also landed in Turkey for same purpose

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Dialogue between Kyiv and Moscow has so far yielded several local ceasefires and humanitarian corridors to evacuate residents, but Russia has been accused of breaching those agreements.

In a facebook post, Ukrainian foreign minister Kuleba, mentioned that he would be in Turkey for the negotiations but his expectations are very limited.

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He said the success of the talks would depend on “what instructions and directives Lavrov is under” from the Kremlin.

“I am not pinning any great hopes on them, but we will try and get the most out of” the talks with effective preparation, he said.
Recall that The Turkish president Tayyip Erdogan has always solicited for Turkey to host the peace talks between Ukraine and Russia.
The Russian and Ukrainian ministers will be joined at Thursday’s meeting by Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, with NATO member Turkey keen to maintain strong relations with both sides despite the conflict.

 

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