Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu announced the convergence of positions on critical issues in the negotiations between Russia and Ukraine. In an interview with Hurriyet, Cavusoglu also noted that some issues should be resolved at the level of the leaders of these countries..

“There is a rapprochement between the positions of both sides on important and critical issues. In particular, we see that they almost coincide on the first four points.. Some issues need to be resolved at the level of leaders of countries,” said the Turkish Foreign Minister.

Cavusoglu also added that if the parties do not retreat from their current positions, then there is hope for a ceasefire..

“There are open channels between leaders. It is now known,” he said..

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Earlier, Mikhail Podolyak, adviser to the head of the office of the President of Ukraine, said that negotiations with the Russian Federation could continue for at least several weeks..

Podolyak noted that now there are signs that Moscow's position has become more " Key issues during the talks include security guarantees, a ceasefire, the withdrawal of Russian troops and a political settlement of disputed territories..

Advisor to the President of Turkey Ibrahim Kalin made a forecast about the upcoming meeting of the heads of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky and the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin through the mediation of Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

According to him, Putin's main demands remain Ukraine's renunciation of Donbass and Crimea.. That is what he will demand from Zelensky during the negotiations, which, in all likelihood, will take place in Turkey..