Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the talks followed an understanding reached during President Donald Trump's call with Russian President Vladimir Putin and contact between senior Russian and U.S.
Russian and U.S. diplomats will meet in Istanbul on Thursday for talks aimed at restoring their respective diplomatic missions, seen as a step towards ending the war in Ukraine, both sides said on Wednesday.
Russian diplomats are meeting their U.S. counterparts in Istanbul for talks on normalizing diplomatic missions, three years after the Biden administration withdrew U.S. Embassy staff from Russia as Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine.
Russia’s Foreign Ministry says it has suggested restoring direct air links between Russia and the United States during the latest round of consultations with Washington.
Putin has often said the 2022 peace negotiations in Istanbul could serve as a framework for peace talks with Ukraine.
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Russian delegation arrives in Istanbul
A Russian delegation on Thursday arrived at the US consul general’s residence in Istanbul for Russia-US talks aimed at resolving disputes over the work of their respective embassies in Washington and Moscow.
President Vladimir Putin on Thursday warned "Western elites ... US says Ukraine not on agenda Russian and U.S. diplomats will meet in Istanbul on Thursday for talks aimed at restoring their ...
Putin hailed the Trump administration's "pragmatism and realistic view” compared with what he described as the “stereotypes and messianic ideological cliches” of its predecessors.