Russia, Ukraine and Peace
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Negotiators for the warring sides in Istanbul appeared to make little progress on ceasefire terms or a possible summit between their presidents – with their meeting ending after less than an hour.
Kyiv and Moscow will hold a new round of peace talks — the first in seven weeks — on Wednesday in Turkey, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
Delegates from Russia and Ukraine have held peace talks in Turkey, according to Russia's state-owned press agency, TASS. Meanwhile, at home, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is facing the first major protest against his government since the war began.
Ukraine’s president proposed reviving talks brokered by the Trump administration, which seemed stalled a month ago.
Russia has promised that no 18-year-olds will be sent to fight in Ukraine, but the BBC finds many have already been killed.