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The Turkish Foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov meet with their delegations in a much awaited meeting in Ankara. Talks are expected to focus on efforts to open a security corridor to ship Ukrainian grain -- cereals and wheat in particular -- stuck in the war-torn country's ports due to a Russian blockade. IMAGES
China's President Xi Jinping is poised for his first face-to-face meeting with a world leader in nearly two years on Friday when he hosts Russia's Vladimir Putin, with the pair drawing closer as tensions grow with the West. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Editor Philip Turle tells us more.
Russia will face "serious consequences" if it pursues a confrontation with Ukraine, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday ahead if bilateral talks with Russia's foreign minister Sergei Lavrov.
Russian Foreign minister Sergei Lavrov holds talks in Moscow with his Venezuelan counterpart Felix Plasencia. IMAGES
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov are due to hold talks on Wednesday night ahead of a possible presidential summit in June in an attempt to improve the dire relations between the former Cold War foes. FRANCE 24's Chief Foreign Editor Rob Parsons tells us more.
Thousands of traumatised Syrians leave the rebel enclave of Aleppo as the UN Security Council votes to deploy observers to the battered city to monitor the evacuations.