Ukraine and Russia to restart ceasefire talks Friday — Kyiv

Talks between Ukraine and Russia for a possible peace agreement will resume on Friday by video, according to David Arakhamia, the head of the Ukrainian delegation

The delegations met in-person on Tuesday in Istanbul, after two weeks of meeting by video, and the faint outlines of a possible peace agreement seemed to emerge.

The Ukrainian delegation offered a framework under with the country would declare itself neutral – dropping its bid to join NATO, as Moscow has long demanded – in return for security guarantees from a group of other nations.

Russian diplomats responded positively to Ukraine’s proposal.

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