The talks lasted for about 40 minutes

The Russian delegation to the talks will be led by presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky, while Ukraine’s delegation will be headed by Secretary of the National Security and Defense…

Negotiations will begin upon arrival, the source said

The talks will begin in the evening

The start of negotiations was initially scheduled for 7 p.m.

The talks lasted for about 40 minutes

ISTANBUL, July 24. /TASS/. Russia and Ukraine held the third round of direct talks in the Turkish city of Istanbul.

During talks that lasted just 40 minutes, Ukraine proposed a Putin-Zelenskyy meeting in August

The warring sides remain far apart after the third round of U.S.-brokered peace negotiations on Wednesday. But there was progress on humanitarian issues.

"A breakthrough is hardly possible," Dmitry Peskov said