Is Moscow playing for time? Russia demands exclusion of the US from peace talks

Zdjęcie: Moskwa gra na czas? Rosja żąda wykluczenia USA z rozmów pokojowych / PAP/EPA / HANDOUT/TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTER PRESS OFFICE HANDOUT


Russia has demanded that talks with Ukraine in Istanbul be held without the participation of US and Turkish representatives, an anonymous Ukrainian diplomatic origin told Reuters on Friday. The origin said that Moscow was "torpedoing efforts to accomplish peace."