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New round of Ukraine, Russia peace talks planned 

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23.07.2025
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New round of Ukraine, Russia peace talks planned

A third round of peace talks between Ukrainian and Russian officials is planned to take place Wednesday in Turkey, according to Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky.

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“Today, I discussed with Rustem Umerov the preparations for the exchange and another meeting in Turkey with the Russian side. Umerov reported that the meeting is scheduled for Wednesday,” Zelensky said during his daily address Monday, referring to the secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council.

But TASS, the Russian state-run news agency, reported Monday that the next round of talks between Ukraine and Russia will be Thursday, citing a source.

“The meeting is scheduled for July 24. The delegations may arrive in Istanbul on July 23,” the news agency quoted the source as saying.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov played down expectations for the meeting, saying Russia does not expect to achieve a “miraculous breakthrough.”

He said during a Tuesday press briefing that Russia intends to “pursue our interests, we intend to ensure our interests and fulfil the tasks that we set for ourselves from the very beginning.”

The nations have held two rounds of peace talks in Istanbul so far — on May 16 and June 2 — and the discussions have led to the exchange of thousands of prisoners, but there has been little to no progress on a potential ceasefire agreement.

Since the last round of........

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