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Russia and Ukraine hold direct talks in Turkey

Nhat Linh (TV reporter in Russia)Tuesday, March 29, 2022 06:44 GMT+7

This was confirmed by the Kremlin after a phone call between the leaders of Russia and Turkey over the weekend.

According to a Kremlin spokesman, the conversations between Russia and Ukraine To date, no breakthrough has been achieved on resolving the conflict in Ukraine, but it is important that the negotiators have decided to continue face-to-face dialogue.

Earlier, according to Boris Medinsky, assistant to the president, head of the Russian delegation, talks in the form of online took place during the past week between groups of experts and between the heads of the delegations. The parties are drawing closer together on their positions on minor issues, however, on major political issues are still standing still.

Ukraine’s President Zelensky said on March 27 that Kiev will firmly stand its stance on sovereignty and territorial integrity. While Moscow still insists on a comprehensive treaty, with neutrality, the demilitarization of Ukraine and also recognition of the status of Crimea and Donbass.

Over a month with 4 rounds of negotiations, face-to-face and online, there was a time when both Russia and Ukraine showed optimistic signals, but there was still not enough consensus to sign a peace treaty. While fighting on the ground continued, causing many casualties and losses for both sides.

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