Russian and Ukrainian negotiators began the first direct peace talks in more than two weeks on Tuesday in Istanbul, with the surprise attendance of Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich.
Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and entrepreneur Roman Abramovich attend a round of Russian-Ukrainian talks on Istanbul on Tuesday 29 March, 2022.
This role requires approval from both sides, Mr Peskov said. "In the case of Abramovich, the approval is there".Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday his government had received offers of support from Russian businessmen, including Mr Abramovich, who owns and is seeking to sell Chelsea and has had longstanding links to Mr Putin.
"The negotiating process, which you have been carrying out under the orders of your leaders, has raised hopes for peace." NATO member Turkey shares a maritime border with Ukraine and Russia in the Black Sea, has good ties with both and has offered to mediate the conflict. While calling Moscow's invasion unacceptable, Ankara has also opposed the Western sanctions.
According to the Wall Street Journal and the investigative outlet Bellingcat, which cited people familiar with the matter, Mr Abramovich and Ukrainian peace negotiators suffered symptoms of suspected poisoning earlier this month after a meeting in Kyiv.The West has imposed heavy sanctions on Mr Abramovich and other Russian billionaires, as well as Russian companies and Russian officials, in a bid to force Mr Putin to withdraw from Ukraine.
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