Russian and U.S. diplomats held talks in Istanbul on Thursday to discuss normalizing the operation of their respective embassies after years expelling each others' diplomats. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that the talks in Istanbul followed an understanding reached during President Donald Trump's call with Russian President

By Jonathan Spicer and Mark Trevelyan ISTANBUL (Reuters) -Russian and U.S. diplomats met in Turkey on Thursday for talks to resolve disputes over their respective embassies in Washington and Moscow, a first test of their ability to reset wider relations and work towards ending the war in Ukraine.

Top diplomats of Russia and the United States are meeting in Turkey's Istanbul on Thursday as both countries aim at normalising operations of their embassies that remain disrupted following the

In a significant development in U.S.-Russia relations, high-level diplomats from both nations are set to meet in Istanbul following last week's breakthrough talks in Saudi Arabia. The discussions will focus on restoring diplomatic ties,

US State Department says Ukraine war not on agenda at meetings, which will instead focus on staffing levels at embassies, visas and diplomatic banking

Russian and US officials meet in Istanbul to discuss resolving embassy issues as the countries aim to restore ties.

A Russian delegation has arrived at the U.S. Consul General's residence in Istanbul for talks aimed at addressing bilateral issues over the operations of the two countries' embassies, a Reuters witness said on Thursday.

A Russian delegation has arrived at the U.S. Consul General’s residence in Istanbul for talks between Moscow and Washington on embassy operations, TASS reported, citing its correspondent.

"To be clear, there are no political or security issues on the agenda. Ukraine is not on the agenda," a U.S. State Department spokesperson said in an email to Reuters. U.S. and Russian officials will meet in Istanbul on Feb.

A Russian delegation on Thursday arrived at the US consul general’s residence in Istanbul for Russia-US talks aimed at resolving disputes over the work of their respective embassies in Washington and Moscow.