Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he will send a team headed by his defense minister to Istanbul for peace talks with a Russian delegation.

Ukraine’s president confirmed that he has agreed to send the delegation to Istanbul for a lower-level talk with Russia’s representatives, but he will not be present there himself. View on euronews

Ukraine and Russia plan to hold their first direct peace talks in more than three years when officials meet in Istanbul on Saturday. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had travelled to Turkey but said he would not attend the talks,