President Volodymyr Zelensky appointed a Ukrainian delegation led by Rustem Umerov to lead peace talks with Russia in Istanbul on July 23, signaling upcoming prisoner exchanges.
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The delegation will be led by National Security and Defense Council Secretary Rustem Umerov.
We expect several rounds of exchanges to be carried out in accordance with the agreements reached at the second meeting in Istanbul.
Turkey hopes that the third round of talks between Russia and Ukraine will take place this week in Istanbul.
Turkey's goal is to ensure that the parties continue to communicate with each other.
Confidence-building steps will be implemented that will bring concrete results on the ground.
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