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Russia and Ukraine continued to launch air attacks overnight as they prepared to meet for a second round of direct peace talks in Turkiye.

The Ukrainian delegation arrived in Istanbul on Monday, despite recent rhetoric from Kyiv suggesting it may not take part in the follow-up to the first round of talks between the adversaries last month, at which little progress was made towards a ceasefire in the war, started by Russia as it invaded its neighbour in February 2022.