Russia to fix dates for Ukraine talks

MOSCOW, July 21 (AFP): The Kremlin said on Monday that it was working on agreeing the dates for a third round of peace talks with Kyiv, after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky proposed holding them this week.

The two sides met for talks in Istanbul in May and June, but have not yet agreed a date for a third round.

"As soon as there is final agreement on the dates, we will inform you immediately," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.

The two countries agreed large-scale prisoner exchanges during their previous meetings, but failed to reach a ceasefire to end the three-year-old conflict. They also presented their draft terms for ending the fighting.