Russia has said its delegation at the Istanbul talks will be led by Vladimir Medinsky, a Kremlin aide who led the Russian team for a previous round of talks in the Turkish city on May 16. Those talks produced no breakthrough.

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MOSCOW: The Kremlin expects Russia and Ukraine to discuss the list of conditions for a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine next week in Istanbul, its spokesman said on Friday (May 30), praising the US role in mediating the talks.

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The US is concerned about the possible withdrawal of the Ukrainian delegation from the upcoming talks in Istanbul and has warned Kyiv against taking such a step, states US Special Envoy for Ukraine and Russia Keith Kellogg.

Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met with an aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin on the first day of a working visit to Moscow. A statement by