U.S. and Russian officials will meet for a second round of Ukraine peace talks on Feb. 27 to discuss the reopening of embassies, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said. "Such a meeting will take place tomorrow in Istanbul.

Two dead in Kiev and one in Kharkiv due to Russian bombings. Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, has announced that the delegations of Russia and the US will meet tomorrow Thursday in Istanbul to discuss how to restore their respective diplomatic missions as part of the negotiations to end the war in Ukraine.

Diplomats from Russia and the United States will meet in Istanbul on Thursday to discuss embassy operations, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov announced from Doha on Wednesday.