Ukraine-Russia second-round peace talks kick off in Istanbul aiming to end three-year war
[ad_1] Ukraine-Russia conflict: The second round of peace talks begins Delegations from Ukraine and Russia met in Istanbul on Monday for the second round of peace talks in just over two weeks, aiming to find a way to end the three-year conflict.The talks come just after Ukraine launched a surprise attack on four Russian airbases located thousands of kilometres apart. Ukraine said the raid destroyed more than 40 warplanes and was the largest strike on Russian territory since the war began. The strikes targeted bases in Russia’s Arctic, Siberia and Far East, over 7,000 kilometres from Ukraine.Vasyl Maliuk, head of the Ukrainian security service and the operation’s planner, described the attack as “a major slap in the face for Russia’s military power.” He explained that the drone strikes happened simultaneously across three time zones and involved complex logistics that took […]