Turkey Hosts US-Russian Talks to End War in Ukraine

The Russian presidency (Kremlin) confirmed, on Monday evening, that Russian-US talks were held in Istanbul, Turkey, in conjunction with Washington's statements about pushing Ukraine to negotiate again to prevent an escalation of matters.

Earlier, the Russian newspaper "Kommersant" revealed the arrival of the Director of Russian Foreign Intelligence, Sergey Naryshkin, to the Turkish capital, which has emerged as a major mediator during the Ukrainian crisis.

In late March, Turkey hosted talks between Russia and Ukraine.

The White House announced that the head of the US Central Intelligence Agency will warn his Russian counterpart about the consequences of using nuclear weapons during their meeting in Ankara.

In the past few days, Moscow has directly announced, in conjunction with the US midterm elections for Congress, that there are no problems facing negotiation and dialogue, provided that Ukraine proves its good intentions.