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  Michael Novakhov - SharedNewsLinks℠   Post Link Grani.Ru: Russian-Ukrainian talks started in Istanbul Tuesday March 29 th , 2022  at  6:19 AM Грани.Ру // Статьи 1 Share Another round of Russian-Ukrainian talks has begun in Istanbul at the residence of the Turkish President Dolmabahce,  Anadolu  reports .  They will last two days. The talks began with an opening speech by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. This is the first face-to-face meeting between representatives of the two countries since March 7.  In recent weeks, negotiations have been held via video link.  Before that, face-to-face negotiations were held in Belarus on February 28, March 3 and March 7. According  to the  Financial Times, citing four sources familiar with the negotiations, Russia has abandoned some of its original demands on Ukraine - namely, "denafification", demilitarization and legal guarantees for the protection of the Russian language.  Moscow and Kyiv are said to be discussing a suspension