Ukraine and Russia likely to begin face-to-face talks on Tuesday | Ukraine | The Guardian
Ukraine s neutrality and the status of contested areas in the east could be on the table in ceasefire talks due to start on Tuesday, but with Russia s invasion largely stalled, Kyiv will make no concessions on territorial integrity, officials have said.
As negotiators arrived in Istanbul for their first face-to-face peace talks in more than two weeks, both sides played down the chances of a major breakthrough and a senior US official said Vladimir Putin did not appear ready to compromise.
But the fact that the two sides were meeting at all was seen as a sign the dynamics may be shifting, amid suggestions from Kyiv that Moscow may be more flexible after failing to encircle the Ukrainian capital and force the government s early capitulation.
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