No apparent progress after Russians, Ukrainians’ first talks in 3 years: Kremlin ‘detached from reality’

The first direct peace talks between Russia and Ukraine in more than three years lasted well under two hours, with no apparent sign of progress so far in narrowing the gap between the sides, and a Ukrainian source called Moscow’s demands “non-starters”.

Delegations from the warring sides met in Turkey on Friday, their first face-to-face meeting since March 2022, the month after Russia’s invasion of its neighbor.

The chasm between the two sides was quickly apparent, according to the Ukrainian source who told Reuters that Russia’s demands were “detached from reality and go far beyond anything that was previously discussed”.