Hopes for a meaningful breakthrough are limited as talks begin in Istanbul without Putin or Zelenskyy attending
Russia-Ukraine war – latest news updates
Russian and Ukrainian officials opened direct peace talks in Istanbul on Friday – without Vladimir Putin or Volodymyr Zelenskyy – for the first time in more than three years, but hopes for any meaningful breakthrough are limited.
Images from the meeting held at the Dolmabahce Palace were stark: a row of Russian delegates in dark suits and opposite them Ukrainians wearing their trademark green camouflage combat fatigues.
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