Russia, Ukraine Start First Peace Talks in Three Years

Russia and Ukraine began their first direct talks in more than three years in Turkey, amid US and European skepticism about prospects for a peace deal to end the war.
Negotiating teams from the two sides met in Istanbul's Dolmabahce Palace on Friday, hosted by Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan.

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