Russia Says Ukraine Talks ‘Predictably Difficult’

The third round of direct talks between Ukraine and Russia does not appear to have advanced towards an end to the war. The negotiations lasted less than one hour. 

A Russian senior lawmaker described the talks as “difficult.” "The third round of Russian-Ukrainian negotiations was predictably difficult and by far not merely technical. It was clear from the very beginning that the sides will continue efforts toward a peace agreement, without any breakthroughs,” explained Leonid Slutsky, chairman of the international committee of the Duma. “As. . .