Russia and Ukraine fail to agree to ceasefire in first direct talks

Still no endgame in sight after the first direct talks in Turkey between delegations from Ukraine and Russia.

Kyiv and Moscow failed to agree to a ceasefire to end the more three-year-long war with Russia presenting conditions that a Ukrainian source described as “non-starters”.

The talks in Istanbul last under two hours. Russia expressed satisfaction with the meeting saying it was ready to continue contacts.

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