Russia and Ukraine to Meet for New Talks With Peace Hopes Low
A Russian delegation led by presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky left Moscow on Wednesday for the talks in Turkey with a Ukrainian team led by Security and Defense Council Secretary Rustem Umerov. The meeting is expected to begin in the early evening, the Russian state-run RIA Novosti news service reported.
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