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Russia and Ukraine met in Istanbul on July 23 for a third round of talks since face-to-face negotiations resumed in May. Expectations were low. Two previous rounds have yielded very few concrete results, apart from agreements on prisoner exchanges and the return of the bodies of soldiers killed in action.

The latest talks in Istanbul were followed by more prisoner exchanges, but yielded no breakthrough in ending the war.

During the third round of peace talks in Istanbul, Russian and Ukrainian negotiators discussed draft proposals for a ceasefire and potential peace. Talks also addressed a potential summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

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Russia said that it expected talks with Ukraine later on Wednesday in Istanbul to be "difficult", downplaying expectations of a breakthrough at a meeting between the two sides after nearly three and a half years of war.

Ukraine proposed direct talks within weeks between Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Vladimir Putin.

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Moscow on Tuesday once again downplayed expectations for a third round of peace talks with Ukraine and did not confirm the date for a meeting in Istanbul set for Wednesday by Ukraine.

Kremlin downplays expectations for Istanbul talks as Ukraine says 10-year-old killed in Russian attack on Kramatorsk.

At least a dozen people injured in strikes, after the two countries agreed to meet for negotiations on Wednesday

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