Russian and U.S. diplomats held talks in Istanbul on Thursday to discuss normalizing the operation of their respective embassies after years expelling each others' diplomats. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that the talks in Istanbul followed an understanding reached during President Donald Trump's call with Russian President

Top diplomats of Russia and the United States are meeting in Turkey's Istanbul on Thursday as both countries aim at normalising operations of their embassies that remain disrupted following the

US and Russian officials met in Istanbul to discuss re-establishing full diplomatic operations following years of tensions and embassy staff expulsions. This meeting follows a significant policy shift under President Trump aimed at improving US-Russian relations post-Ukraine conflicts,