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Ukrainian, Russian commissioners to meet in Turkey

Ukrainian and Russian representatives will meet in Turkey this week for talks on humanitarian issues including a potential prisoner swap.
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ANKARA — Turkey’s chief commissioner Seref Malkoc announced Tuesday that Turkey would host two days of talks between Ukrainian and Russian counterparts this week to discuss a series of humanitarian issues including a potential prisoner swap and setting up a humanitarian corridor.

Malkoc told reporters during a joint presser with his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Lubinets in Ankara, that the two-day-talks will focus on incentives to ease the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

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