Ukrainian and Russian negotiators sat face-to-face for the first time in weeks on Tuesday in Turkey, resuming direct talks that Ukraine's government hopes will bring a ceasefire after more than a month of Vladimir Putin's brutal invasion.
's government hopes will bring a ceasefire after more than a month of Vladimir Putin's brutal invasion. There appeared to be tangible progress, with Russia declaring that it would"drastically reduce" its offensive around Kyiv and another city"to increase mutual trust" and enable the talks to continue.
Russia's lead negotiator Vladimir Medinsky emerged from Tuesday's talks to say his country had received"a clearly formulated position from Ukraine," and that"the possibility of making peace will become closer" as the two sides continue to work quickly to reach compromises. David Arahamia, one of the Ukrainian negotiators, declared a"first victory" merely by having the venue for the negotiations moved from Belarus, a Russian ally on Ukraine's northern border, to Turkey."We see Turkey as one of our guarantor countries for Ukrainian safety."
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