U.S. and Russian officials will meet for a second round of Ukraine peace talks on Feb. 27 to discuss the reopening of embassies, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said. "Such a meeting will take place tomorrow in Istanbul.

Two dead in Kiev and one in Kharkiv due to Russian bombings. Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, has announced that the delegations of Russia and the US will meet tomorrow Thursday in Istanbul to discuss how to restore their respective diplomatic missions as part of the negotiations to end the war in Ukraine.

Russian and U.S. diplomats have held talks in Istanbul to discuss ways to normalize the operation of their embassies after diplomatic expulsions.