- Title: Russian delegation arrives in Istanbul for peace talks with Ukraine
- Date: 28th March 2022
- Summary: PARIS, FRANCE (MARCH 28, 2022) (REUTERS) (SOUNDBITE) (English) AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL'S REGIONAL DIRECTOR FOR EASTERN EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA, MARIE STRUTHERS, SAYING: "We're very pleased that at least 39 states acted very quickly to request that the International Criminal Court open an investigation into possible war crimes committed on Ukrainian territory. Its tricky beca
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- Keywords: DELEGATES RUSSIA TURKEY negotiations peace talks
- Location: ISTANBUL, TURKEY
- City: ISTANBUL, TURKEY
- Country: Turkey
- Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Europe,Middle East,Military Conflicts
- Reuters ID: LVA001794328032022RP1
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- Story Text:A plane carrying Russian delegates arrived in Istanbul on Monday (March 28) ahead of the first face-to-face peace talks with Kyiv in more than two weeks.
Ukrainian officials played down the chances of a major breakthrough at the talks, due to be held in Istanbul on Tuesday (March 29) following a phone call between Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and Russia's Vladimir Putin on Sunday (March 27).
But the fact that they were taking place in person at all - for the first time since an acrimonious meeting between foreign ministers on March 10 - was a sign of shifts behind the scenes as Russia's invasion has become bogged down.
Russia and Ukraine said their delegations would arrive in Turkey on Monday, with the talks due to start on Tuesday.
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