Are Ukraine-Russia talks in Istanbul a path to peace? | BBC Ukrainecast

The world's media are in Istanbul in anticipation of peace talks between Ukraine and Russia.

President Zelensky has said he's sending his defence minister to negotiations, but Moscow has sent a lower-level delegation to Turkey.

If discussions between the countries do happen, is this progress? And are we on the path to peace?

For this episode of Ukrainecast, Lucy Hockings is joined by Vitaly Shevchenko in Istanbul and Lyse Doucet in Abu Dhabi.

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