Ukraine proposed a summit between President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin before the end of August.
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Ukraine proposed a summit between President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin before the end of August.
The Russian delegation led by Vladimir Medinsky has departed for Istanbul, where talks between Ukraine and Russia are scheduled to take place today.
Topics include draft memorandums on conflict resolution and the continuation of mutual exchanges.
The conversation will be difficult as the draft memorandums from Russia and Ukraine are diametrically opposed.
All work on coordinating the draft memorandums between Russia and Ukraine is preparation for a possible meeting between Putin and Zelenskyy.
Scheduling a possible Putin-Zelenskyy meeting without prior extensive work is inappropriate.
There would be no breakthroughs in the upcoming round of negotiations.
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