Turkey hopes to host Russia, Ukraine, US leaders after potential round of peace talks
Turkey hopes that Russia and Ukraine will largely resolve technical issues at their next potential round of peace talks, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Friday.
He added that Ankara aims to host a leaders' summit afterward, with the Turkish and US presidents also in attendance.
Speaking at a press conference in Kyiv — where he traveled following talks in Moscow earlier this week — Fidan said the May 16 talks between Russia and Ukraine in Istanbul, the first direct contact between the two sides in three years, marked a new beginning. He said he believed further meetings were possible.
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