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Lavrov lands in Turkey for talks with Ukraine top diplomat

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a meeting with his Kyrgyz counterpart in Moscow. on March 5, 2022. (Sergei Ilnitesky/Pool/AFP)
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov Wednesday landed in Turkey for face-to-face talks with his Ukrainian counterpart, the first high-level contact with Kyiv since Russia invaded Ukraine, a Turkish official told AFP.
The talks scheduled for Thursday morning in the southern city of Antalya come as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has pushed for Ankara to play a mediation role.
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