The Russian delegation for the new round of negotiations with Ukraine still includes four main members and four experts, a source told Sputnik on Wednesday. The next round of direct negotiations between Russia and Ukraine is expected to start in Istanbul on Wednesday evening.
This is the third round of talks since they restarted in May after a hiatus of over three years.
The upcoming discussions will be “quite complex”, primarily centering on two contrasting draft memoranda regarding the terms of a potential settlement, according to Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.
These documents were exchanged during the second round of talks on 2 June.
“There will be an exchange of opinions and actual negotiations on these two projects,” Peskov confirmed.
“Significant diplomatic work” lies ahead before any high- or top-level meetings between the two countries can be considered, noted the Kremlin press secretary. Although reaching agreements on prisoner exchanges or the return of fallen soldiers’ bodies would be considered productive, Peskov warned against anticipating swift or comprehensive outcomes.
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