, June 2 -- Ukrainian and Russian delegations met in Turkey on Monday for a new round of peace talks aimed at ending the ongoing war, now in its third year, though expectations remained minimal for any significant breakthrough.

According to Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi, Ukraine's delegation, led by Defence Minister Rustem Umerov, arrived in Istanbul for the meeting. The Russian side, headed by President Vladimir Putin's aide Vladimir Medinsky, reached Turkey on Sunday evening, Russian state media reported.

Turkish officials said the meeting was scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. local time, with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan overseeing the proceedings. Representatives from Turkey's intelligence agency were als...