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US and Russian officials will meet for a second round of peace talks on Ukraine to discuss reopening embassies, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.
“Such a meeting will take place tomorrow in Istanbul (Türkiye). I think its results will show how quickly and effectively we can move forward,” Lavrov said in a statement on February 26 carried by the Russian state news agency TASS.
The Russian Foreign Minister also stressed that there will be no ceasefire along the front line, and affirmed that Moscow will not allow the deployment of European peacekeeping forces in Ukraine.
Regarding the second round of US-Russia talks, on February 26, the Kremlin said that preparations are underway for further expert-level talks between the Russian Federation and the United States, following last week's summit and the previous phone call between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said: "Contacts are being prepared at the expert level through the foreign ministries of the two countries."
According to Mr. Peskov, both sides have a common understanding that the Russia-US summit will take place after careful preparation. However, there is currently no detailed information about the time and location of this meeting.
Mr. Peskov added that the two leaders could talk by phone if necessary, although there are currently no plans for this.
Earlier, on February 18, US and Russian officials held direct negotiations for the first time since Moscow launched a special military operation in Ukraine.
The Russian delegation, led by Mr. Lavrov, sat down at the negotiating table with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and other officials in the Saudi Arabian capital.
Ukraine was not invited to participate in these negotiations.
After the first meeting, Mr. Rubio laid out three main goals that both sides agreed to pursue.
These goals include restoring embassy staff in Washington and Moscow, establishing a high-level group to promote peace talks on Ukraine, and finding ways to increase economic cooperation between the two countries.
In another development, US President Donald Trump announced on February 25 that an agreement between Kiev and Washington on Ukraine's vital minerals and natural resources would help the country receive "military equipment and the right to continue fighting".
The office of President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed on February 25 that the United States and Ukraine had reached an agreement on Ukraine's vital minerals after intense negotiations.
Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office of the White House, Mr. Trump said the deal would provide Ukraine with billions of dollars in aid and “a lot of equipment.”
The deal provides Ukraine with “military equipment and the right to continue fighting, and initially the right to fight,” Mr. Trump said.
The 47th owner of the White House also said he was ready to reach an important mineral agreement with the Russian Federation.
“I would also like to buy minerals from Russia if I could,” Trump said, adding: “They have very good rare earths… That would be good for the Russian Federation, too, because we could make deals there. They have very rich, untapped resources, so something like that could happen.”
In his remarks, Mr. Trump denied having spoken with Russian President Vladimir Putin about US access to vital minerals in Ukrainian territories under Moscow's control.
