Ukraine and Russia due to hold Istanbul talks
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President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy expects the United States and the European Union to impose new sanctions on Russia if Monday's meeting in Istanbul yields no results. Source: Zelenskyy during the summit of the Bucharest Nine and Nordic countries,
Turkish authorities escalated their crackdown on the opposition-run Istanbul municipality Saturday over alleged corruption charges, detaining 30 people.
Ukraine questions Russia's commitment to peace after Moscow failed to send its negotiation proposals to Kyiv before the meeting.
The goals of today's meeting between the Ukrainian and Russian delegations in Istanbul are to assess the conditions and prospects for a ceasefire, discuss a prisoner exchange, and prepare for a meeting at the presidential level.
Ukrainians and Russians entered Istanbul's Çırağan Palace today, together with high-ranking Turkish officials, for the second round of direct peace negotiations in three years of war.
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