Xiangshan Forum in Beijing

Xiangshan Forum in Beijing

Russian Deputy Defense Minister Col.-Gen. Alexander Fomin speaks at a plenary session of the Xiangshan Forum in Beijing on Sept. 13, 2024.

Russia, Ukraine conclude new round of peace talks

STORY: Russia, Ukraine conclude new round of peace talks DATELINE: March 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:06 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Turkey CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): ZEYNEP CERMEN, Xinhua reporter STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ZEYNEP CERMEN, Xinhua reporter "Russia and Ukraine have completed their fresh round of peace talks here in Istanbul on Tuesday, which approximately lasted three hours." The talks between Ukraine and Russia in the Turkish city of Istanbul are "difficult," Mykhailo Podolyak, a member of the Ukrainian delegation, said Tuesday. The Russian Defense Ministry has decided to significantly reduce military activity in the Kiev and Chernihiv directions, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin announced Tuesday. The decision was made to increase mutual trust between Russia and Ukraine and create the necessary conditions for further negotiations, Fomin said following the new round of Moscow-Kiev peace talks in Istanbul. According to him, during Tuesday's negotiations, progr

Russian deputy defense minister in N. Korea

Russian deputy defense minister in N. Korea

Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin (R) is greeted at Pyongyang international airport by Yon Kyong Chol (L), a major general in the Korean People's Army, on July 2, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Russian deputy defense minister in N. Korea

Russian deputy defense minister in N. Korea

Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin (R) shakes hands with Yon Kyong Chol, a major general in the Korean People's Army, at Pyongyang international airport on July 2, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo