Third Round of Russia-Ukraine Talks Held in Istanbul

The English section ⁤of webangah News Agency quoted⁤ Mehr News Agency‌ citing Sputnik that a senior official from turkey’s Ministry ⁣of Foreign Affairs announced today, Wednesday, that the Turkish Foreign Minister, the head of intelligence, ⁢and the Chief of‍ General⁣ Staff will attend the Russia-Ukraine negotiations.

According⁣ to this⁢ source, the talks ⁢are​ set to begin‍ shortly at Çırağan ‍Palace ‍in Istanbul, ​where the previous round between⁢ Russia and Ukraine was ⁤held.

The third round⁢ of peace negotiations ⁣between Ukraine and Russia will take place around ⁣19:00 local time (Turkey) today at Çırağan Palace in Istanbul.

Dmitry Peskov, Kremlin spokesman,⁣ recently ‍confirmed‌ that ⁢this third round will proceed as planned.

Peskov stated that during ‌this round, both ​sides woudl ‌discuss a draft⁤ memorandum exchanged previously in their last meeting.

The second direct talks​ between Russia and ‌Ukraine were ⁣held earlier this June in Istanbul.

In those talks,⁣ both parties exchanged‍ a draft memorandum outlining their positions on various aspects of the conflict. Moscow and Kyiv​ also agreed on exchanging all prisoners who ⁤are‌ critically ill or under 25 years ⁢old.