March 10, 2022 1:00 PM

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Russian and Ukrainian Foreign Ministers to hold face-to-face talks in Turkey

Russian and Ukrainian Foreign Ministers will hold face-to-face talks in Turkey's resort town of Antalya today. It is the first high-level meeting between Kyiv and Moscow since Russia began a military operation in Ukraine two weeks ago. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will meet his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba after the third round of negotiations between their countries ended on Tuesday, without any solution.<br />''<br />''Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said that a meeting between the Russian and Ukrainian foreign ministers today aims to pave the way for a meeting between the leaders of the two countries.<br />''<br />''The talks will be held in a trilateral format with Turkey opting to mediate between both nations. NATO-member Turkey, which has cultivated close ties with both Russia and Ukraine, is trying to balance relations with both nations. It has positioned itself as a neutral party, seeking to facilitate negotiations between the warring sides.

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