Ukraine ready to restart talks with Russia but wants clarity on Kremlin’s terms

Houses destroyed by a Russian strike in Ukraine. Picture: Evgeniy Maloletka/AP

Ukraine is ready to resume direct peace talks with Russia in Istanbul on Monday, a top adviser to President Volodymyr Zelensky has said, following days of uncertainty over whether Kyiv would attend a meeting proposed by Moscow.

But Ukrainian officials have insisted that the Kremlin provides a promised memorandum setting out its position on ending the war, before the two delegations sit down to negotiate.