The Russian delegation arrived in Istanbul on Sunday forward of peace talks with the Ukrainian facet scheduled for June 2.
Talks between the delegations are anticipated to be held at Çırağan Palace at 1 pm native time (1000GMT), stated sources with the Turkish Foreign Ministry.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated earlier Sunday that Defense Minister Rustem Umerov can be main his nation’s delegation within the deliberate second spherical of direct negotiations with Russia.
Earlier, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated that they had proposed holding the following spherical of direct talks with Ukraine in Istanbul on June 2 and that Vladimir Medinsky, an aide to President Vladimir Putin, would head the delegation.
On May 16, Russia and Ukraine held their first direct talks in three years in Istanbul, with the 2 sides notably agreeing to a large-scale change of prisoners involving a complete of 1,000 from all sides.
Source: www.anews.com.tr