The ceasefire negotiations between Russia and Ukraine will begin at 4 p.m. on the 15th in Istanbul, Turkey (Korea standard time). This will be the first time the two countries sit face-to-face since they have been in a state of conflict for over three years.
According to the Russian news agency TASS, the negotiations will commence at 10 a.m. local time on the 15th.
The negotiations will be conducted in the form of talks between working negotiation teams from both countries.
Initially, these negotiations attracted international attention as the possibility grew that Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky would meet directly to negotiate.
However, the day before, President Putin decided to send a delegation led by Director General Vladimir Medinsky.
TASS added, 'The negotiation process will not be open to the press.'
This negotiation marks the first time Ukraine and Russia have discussed a ceasefire directly, taking place approximately 3 years and 2 months after March 2022.
Sputnik reported that the location of this negotiation is the same as the negotiation site held over three years ago.