Ukraine and Russia hold new talks in Turkey aimed at ending fighting

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gives a speech to welcome the Russian and Ukrainian delegations in Istanbul (Turkish Presidency via AP)

Chelsea FC owner Roman Abramovich is present at the first face-to-face talks in two weeks between Russia and Ukraine in Turkey, as hopes rise that the negotiations can spur progress towards ending the war.

Mr Abramovich, a long-standing ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, is playing an unspecified mediating role at the summit in Istanbul.