Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba began talks in Turkey in the first such high-level contact since Moscow invaded its neighbour, officials from both sides and their hosts said.
ANTALYA, Turkey – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba on Thursday began talks in Turkey in the first such high-level contact since Moscow invaded its neighbour, officials from both sides and their hosts said.
The ministers began talks on the sidelines of a diplomatic forum in the southern Turkish resort of Antalya, joined by Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, a Turkish official told AFP in comments confirmed by the Russian and Ukrainian foreign ministries. Images of the meeting showed the Russian, Turkish and Ukrainian delegations sitting on each side of an ‘n’ shaped table, with each minister accompanied by just two other officials.
The meeting is taking place against the background of Ukrainian and international outrage after an attack on a children’s hospital in the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol which, according to Kyiv, killed at least three people, including a young girl.Israel is seeking to broker a solution through direct talks with President Vladimir Putin and French President Emmanuel Macron is also frequently phoning the Kremlin chief.
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