The Russian and Ukrainian foreign ministers will Thursday hold face-to-face talks in southern Turkey in the first high-level contact between Kyiv and Moscow since Russia invaded its neighbor two weeks ago.
Lavrov and Kuleba will be joined at the meeting Thursday morning by Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, with NATO member Turkey keen to maintain strong relations with both sides despite the conflict.
“I am not pinning any great hopes on them but we will try and get the most out of” the talks with effective preparation, he said.The visit to Antalya is the first trip abroad for Lavrov since Russia was isolated by the Western world with biting sanctions that have also targeted President Vladimir Putin’s long-serving top diplomat.
But it is seeking to maintain good relations with Russia, on which Turkey depends heavily for gas imports and tourism revenues. The talks are a boost for Erdogan who has in recent years found himself increasingly cold-shouldered by the West over unilateral Turkish operations in Syria and concerns over human rights.
The UN atomic watchdog’s director general, Rafael Grossi, said Turkey had invited him too to the talks in Antalya, after worries have grown over the fate of Ukrainian nuclear installations during the invasion.
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