Head of Russia's negotiation team Vladimir Medinsky (L) holds talks with Ukrainian negotiator David Arakhamia at the Dolmabahce Palace in Istanbul, Turkey, March 29, 2022. /Photo courtesy of Twitter post by Ukrainian Presidential Advisor Mykhailo Podolyak
"Russian and Ukrainian delegations are working on the entire spectrum of contentious issues," Ukrainian Presidential Advisor Mykhailo Podolyak said in a tweet posted on Tuesday, with a picture of Ukrainian representative David Arakhamia seated with the head of Russia's negotiation team Vladimir Medinsky.
The heads of the Russian and Ukrainian delegations have begun one-to-one talks on Tuesday in Istanbul, with the meeting among all negotiators to follow, a CMG reporter has learned.