Russian President Vladimir Putin named officials that will represent Russia at the upcoming talks with Ukraine in Istanbul, the Kremlin press service reported.
Kremlin Aide Vladimir Medinsky will lead the delegation, which will include Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin, head of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Igor Kostyukov, and Russia's Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin.
Putin also appointed experts to help with the talks, the list includes:
- first deputy head of the information department at the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Alexander Zorin;
- deputy head of the Presidential Directorate for State Policy in the Humanitarian Area Yelena Podobreyevskaya;
- director of the Second Department of CIS countries at the Russian Foreign Ministry Alexey Polishchuk;
- deputy head of the Main Directorate for International Military Cooperation at the Russian Defense Ministry Viktor Shevtsov.
