Expectations have been low when Ukraine's Dmytro Kuleba and Russia's Sergei Lavrov met in Turkey on Thursday for the primary time since Vladimir Putin's forces invaded Ukraine two weeks in the past and launched a conflict.
There have been few surprises after their assembly in Antalya when the Ukrainian overseas minister reported "no progress" in the direction of agreeing on a ceasefire, because the Russian navy continues to bombard Ukrainian cities and cities.
Kuleba referred to as on Russia to permit the evacuation of civilians from the besieged metropolis of Mariupol via a "humanitarian hall", however stated Lavrov had promised nothing to that impact.
The Ukrainian minister stated his Russian counterpart had not been in a position to make such a dedication however had agreed to debate it with the related authorities.
Kuleba stated the assembly had been "tough" however added that the 2 sides had agreed to proceed speaking, saying that Ukraine was prepared for diplomacy.
However Moscow, he stated, was nonetheless looking for "a give up from Ukraine", and Kyiv was not going to do this. Quite the opposite, Ukraine was decided to defend itself.
Forward of the assembly, Ukraine stated its circumstances have been for an instantaneous ceasefire, an enchancment within the humanitarian scenario in Ukrainian cities, and a withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukrainian territory.
The 2 sides' talks lasted for one hour and 40 minutes, within the presence of Turkey's International Minister Mevlüt Cavusoglu. Afterwards, they gave separate information conferences.
Lavrov stated that Putin wouldn't refuse a gathering together with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy to debate "particular" points.
Russia's overseas minister described the West's provide of arms to Ukraine as "harmful", and in addition claimed the maternity hospital bombed in Mariupol was getting used as a base by Ukrainian nationalists.
There was acquainted rhetoric from Lavrov when he addressed reporters' questions after giving his account of the assembly.
He repeated Moscow's claims that Russia is looking for to rid Ukraine of "Nazis".
Lavrov additionally stated Russia had no plans to assault every other nation.
"We don't plan to assault different international locations; we didn't assault Ukraine both. Nonetheless, we simply defined to Ukraine repeatedly that a scenario posed direct safety threats to the Russian Federation," he stated.
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