US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is meeting with top Turkish and Ukrainian officials Friday after landing in Istanbul ahead of the first direct Russia-Ukraine talks in three years. Ukraine’s negotiators will be led by Defence Minister Rustem Umerov, while the Russian side is headed by Vladimir Medinsky, a hawkish adviser to Putin who has questioned Ukraine’s right to exist and led failed talks at the start of the war. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective, FRANCE 24 is joined by Dr Gavin Hall, NATO expert and Teaching Fellow in Political Science and International Security at the University of Strathclyde.
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