Ukrainian negotiators warned against eating, drinking at Russia peace talks
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has warned those negotiating with Russia against eating or drinking with them.
“I advise anyone going through negotiations with the Russian Federation not to eat or drink anything,” Mr Kuleba warned. “Preferably avoid touching any surface.”
This followed a report about the poisoning of Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich and Ukrainian negotiators.
The warning came as discussions between Ukrainian and Russian delegations are set to continue in Turkey on Tuesday.
In more than a month of war, negotiators from Ukraine and Russia have met three times in the border region of Belarus. Talks then shifted online.
On Sunday, the Turkish presidential office named Istanbul the venue for the next talks, stressing that a face-to-face meeting would allow for more substantive negotiations than a video link.
(dpa/NAN)
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