Top Russia, Ukraine diplomats begin talks in Turkey — officials

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba have begun talks in Turkey in the first such high-level contact since Moscow invaded its neighbor, officials from both sides and their hosts say.

The ministers begin talks on the sidelines of a diplomatic forum in the southern Turkish resort of Antalya, joined by Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, a Turkish official tells AFP in comments confirmed by the Russian and Ukrainian foreign ministries.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow on March 5, 2022. (PSERGEI ILNITSKY / POOL / AFP)

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