Russia proposes to hold next round of Ukraine talks on June 2

MOSCOW: Russia has proposed the next round of peace talks with Ukraine in Istanbul on June 2, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday.

Amid speculations about the Vatican or Geneva being the possible venue for the next round of talks with Ukraine, Russia has preferred Turkiye’s Istanbul, which was the venue of earlier rounds.

In a statement issued on Wednesday evening, Lavrov said Russia’s delegation, led by presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky, is ready to present Ukraine with Moscow’s memorandum on overcoming the root causes of the crisis on June 2 in Istanbul, state news agency TASS reported. PTI