ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Ukraine will make securing a ceasefire a priority in expected talks with a Russian delegation in Istanbul on Friday, a Ukrainian diplomatic source said, adding there was also a need for "confidence-building measures".

Vladimir Medinsky, the head of Russia's delegation at peace talks on Ukraine in Turkey, said on Thursday that Moscow's aim was to secure a long-lasting peace with Kyiv by looking for common ground and removing the reasons for the conflict.

Statement from Beijing comes as Türkiye hosts delegations from Russia, Ukraine, as well as US for talks to end Moscow-Kyiv war - Anadolu Ajansı