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Ukraine's lead peace negotiator says he met Turkish FM Fidan

Rustem Umerov, Ukraine's lead negotiator in the U.S.-brokered peace talks, announced he met with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan in Ankara on Thursday.

Reuters WORLD
Published January 01,2026
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Ukraine's top ⁠negotiator in U.S.-brokered peace talks, ‍Rustem Umerov, said ‌he ‍met with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Thursday in Ankara.

Umerov, who is also ⁠Ukraine's security council secretary, said the two men discussed the ‌negotiation process and next steps, with particular attention to ‍humanitarian ‍issues and ‍the return ⁠of ‍Ukrainians held by Russia.