Important conversations, but without important people and progress. The meeting in Istanbul has ended

Talks of the delegation of Russia and Ukraine in Istanbul ended on Friday after less than two hours, “Reuters said, citing sources. The agency estimated that there are no signs of progress so far when it comes to possible closer positions of the parties.

These were the first direct conversations of representatives of the Russian and Ukraine authorities in three years. The head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey Hakan Fidan presided over them. The Turkish side was also represented by intelligence head Ibrahim Kalin.

The head of the Ukrainian delegation is the Minister of Defense Rust Rust, and Russian is headed by Vladimir Miedinski, adviser to Vladimir Putin.

The source in Ukrainian diplomacy, cited by the Reuters agency, said that the demands presented on Friday by the Russian delegation of the Ukrainian side in Istanbul are unrealistic and go beyond everything that has been discussed so far.

The source stated that the Russian delegation demands that Ukraine withdraw its armed forces from part of its own territory to lead to the suspension of weapons.

Some Russian media, e.g. the RIA NOWOSTI agency, wrote that a break was announced in conversations. The Ukrainian suspicion sender stated that delegations remain in the building where the talks lasted. (PAP)

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