{"id":13603,"date":"2022-03-29T13:08:05","date_gmt":"2022-03-29T05:08:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=13603"},"modified":"2022-03-29T13:08:06","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T05:08:06","slug":"ukrainian-russian-delegations-arrive-in-istanbul-for-peace-talks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=13603","title":{"rendered":"Ukrainian, Russian delegations arrive in Istanbul for peace talks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>ISTANBUL, March 29<\/strong> &#8212; Russian and Ukrainian negotiators arrived in Istanbul on Monday for a new round of peace talks between Moscow and Kyiv as the Russian war on Ukraine has continued for over a month, Anadolu Agency (AA) reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A private plane carrying the Russian delegation landed at Istanbul\u2019s Ataturk Airport at around 4 pm local time (1300GMT) while the Ukrainian delegation arrived in Istanbul at around 10 pm\u00a0local time (1900GMT).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The two-day peace talks, to be held at the presidential Dolmabahce office, are set to start at 10.30 am&nbsp;local time (0730GMT) on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The talks will be closed to the press, according to the Turkish Foreign Ministry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Several rounds of peace talks between Russia and Ukraine have been held in Belarus so far, with no concrete results achieved yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On March 10, Turkey made headlines worldwide for hosting the Russian and Ukrainian foreign ministers in the southern city of Antalya, the highest-level meeting of the two sides since the war began on Feb 24.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screen-Shot-2022-03-29-at-13.04.27.png\" alt=\"istanbul\" class=\"wp-image-13604\" width=\"489\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screen-Shot-2022-03-29-at-13.04.27.png 584w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screen-Shot-2022-03-29-at-13.04.27-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screen-Shot-2022-03-29-at-13.04.27-183x100.png 183w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screen-Shot-2022-03-29-at-13.04.27-350x192.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 489px) 100vw, 489px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Turkey has won widespread praise for its efforts to end the war, helped by its unique position in having friendly relations with both Russia and Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Russia-Ukraine war has met international outrage with the European Union, United States, and the United Kingdom, among others, implementing tough financial sanctions on Moscow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At least 1,151 civilians have been killed in Ukraine and 1,842 injured, according to estimates by the United Nations (UN), which cautioned that the true figure is likely far higher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More than 3.87 million Ukrainians have also fled to several European countries, with millions more displaced inside the country, according to the UN refugee agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/\">NMT<\/a> as reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bernama.com\/en\/news.php?id=2066660\">Bernama<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISTANBUL, March 29 &#8212; 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