Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan welcomes Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Ankara
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Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met Medinsky in Istanbul
Russia and Ukraine have not held direct talks since the first weeks of Moscow's 2022 invasion
Kyiv is seeking an "unconditional ceasefire" to the fighting
Kyiv accused Moscow of blocking US participation in the peace talks
Kyiv is seeking an 'unconditional ceasefire'
Zelensky urged a 'strong reaction' from the world if the talks fail
Russia and Ukraine agreed a large-scale prisoner exchange, said they would trade ideas on a possible ceasefire and discussed a potential meeti…
Moscow said its delegation was waiting in Istanbul
Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky (L), the US's Donald Trump (C) and Russia's Vladimir Putin (R)