A Russian delegation arrived on Thursday at the U.S. consul general's residence in Istanbul for Russia-U.S. talks aimed at resolving disputes over the work of their respective embassies in Washington and Moscow.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the talks followed an understanding reached during President Donald Trump's call with Russian President Vladimir Putin and contact between senior Russian and U.S.

Russian and U.S. diplomats are holding talks in Istanbul on Thursday to discuss ways to normalize the operation of their respective embassies after rounds of diplomats’ expulsions in the past years. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters Thursday that the talks in Istanbul follow an understanding reached during President Donald Trump’s call with Russian President Vladimir Putin and the talks between the top Russian and U.

Russian and U.S. diplomats will meet in Istanbul on Thursday for talks aimed at restoring their respective diplomatic missions, seen as a step towards ending the war in Ukraine, both sides said on Wednesday.

Russian diplomats are meeting their U.S. counterparts in Istanbul for talks on normalizing diplomatic missions, three years after the Biden administration withdrew U.S. Embassy staff from Russia as Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine.

Russia’s Foreign Ministry says it has suggested restoring direct air links between Russia and the United States during the latest round of consultations with Washington.

Amid the recent talks between US President Trump and Putin on ending war on Ukraine, now Russia has proposed to resume direct flights, "restoring direct air traffic" between the two countries, according to the Russian Foreign Ministry on Friday.

As Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky traveled to Washington to sign a dictated agreement that only "partially" includes security guarantees for Ukraine, Donald Trump shut the door on Kyiv’s NATO aspirations.

Russian and U.S. diplomats met in Turkey on Thursday for talks to resolve disputes over their respective embassies in Washington and Moscow

Putin has often said the 2022 peace negotiations in Istanbul could serve as a framework for peace talks with Ukraine.

The first contacts with the new American administration give us some hope,” the Russian president said in televised comments on Thursday.