A Russian delegation arrived in Istanbul for talks on Ukrainian settlement, s Sputnik correspondent reported.
The head of the Turkish intelligence service, Ibrahim Kalin, arrived at the Ciragan Palace, where negotiations between Russia and Ukraine are expected, a Sputnik correspondent reported later.
Head of Russia's negotiations team, Medinsky said upon his arrival in Istanbul that he had heard about the intention of the Ukrainian delegation to seek an agreement on a meeting of the leaders at new talks.
A Russian delegation was heading to Istanbul for the third round of Russian-Ukrainian negotiations, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday.
"Indeed, our delegation has gone to Istanbul and, indeed, negotiations are planned there this evening," Peskov told reporters.
Russian presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky leads the Russian delegation at these talks, the official said, adding that the delegation's composition has not changed.
Russia & Ukraine's Draft Memoranda Coordination is Preparation for Potential Putin-Zelensky Meeting, Kremlin Spokesman Says
Key statements by Peskov:
It is inappropriate to schedule a possible meeting between Putin and Zelensky without a lot of preparatory work;
The situation with the law on the National Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office is Ukraine's internal matter;
It is obvious that a significant part of the Western money received by Kiev was stolen, there is a lot of corruption in Ukraine.
"To put it plainly and clearly in Russian, it is obvious that a significant part of the money Ukraine received has been stolen. The country is riddled with corruption. That means the money of American and European taxpayers has, to a large extent, been stolen in Ukraine. That can be said with a high degree of certainty," Peskov told reporters.
Corruption remains a critical issue for Ukraine, the spokesman added.
"Corruption is a pressing issue for Ukraine, and everything related to the subordination or restructuring of various government agencies is an internal matter for Ukraine," Peskov said.
On Tuesday, the Ukrainian parliament approved the bill that limits the autonomy of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office. The bill was later signed into law by Volodymyr Zelensky.