Russia-Ukraine talks end after less than two hours in Turkey

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Source: Reuters

Russia-Ukraine talks end after less than two hours in Turkey

By Tom Balmforth, Can Sezer and Humeyra Pamuk
May 16, 20259:14 AM EDTUpdated 4 min ago

Summary
• Negotiators meet at Istanbul palace
• Ukrainian source says Russian demands "non-starters"
• Zelenskiy says ceasefire is the top priority

ISTANBUL, May 16 (Reuters) - The first direct peace talks between Russia and Ukraine in more than three years lasted well under two hours, with no apparent sign of progress so far in narrowing the gap between the sides, and a Ukrainian source called Moscow's demands "non-starters".

Delegations from the warring sides met at a palace in Turkey on Friday, their first face-to-face meeting since March 2022, the month after Russia's invasion of its neighbour.

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