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Russia’s Lavrov arrives in Turkey for talks with Ukraine counterpart – Metro US

Russia’s Lavrov arrives in Turkey for talks with Ukraine counterpart

FILE PHOTO: Russia’s Foreign Minister Lavrov and Kyrgyzstan’s Foreign Minister
FILE PHOTO: Russia’s Foreign Minister Lavrov and Kyrgyzstan’s Foreign Minister Kazakbayev meet in Moscow

ANTALYA, Turkey (Reuters) – Russia’s foreign minister Sergei Lavrov arrived after a flight to Turkey’s southern city of Antalya on Wednesday, according to a Reuters witness, ahead of planned talks Thursday with his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba.

The meeting would be the first between the nations’ top diplomats since Russia invaded Ukraine two weeks ago. (The story is refiled to fix reporting credit)

(Reporting by Umit Ozdal; Writing by Jonathan Spicer; Editing by Chris Reese)