The U.S. State Division described the April 10 talks between Washington and Moscow in Istanbul as having a "constructive method," in accordance with an official assertion.
The closed-door consultations lasted roughly six hours.
Officers from each delegations agreed to proceed discussions on guaranteeing steady banking companies for diplomatic missions and exchanged notes on the matter. A follow-up assembly is deliberate.
The U.S. additionally reiterated its long-standing concern over Russia's ban on using native workers for its embassy in Moscow, calling it "the important thing obstacle to sustaining steady and sustainable staffing ranges."
On the identical day, the 2 nations carried out a prisoner trade in Abu Dhabi.
Russia launched Ksenia Karelina, a U.S.-Russian twin nationwide who had been sentenced to 12 years in jail for treason after donating $51.80 to the Ukrainian American nonprofit Razom for Ukraine. Moscow accused her of not directly financing Ukraine's Armed Forces.
In return, Washington reportedly freed Artur Petrov, a German-Russian twin citizen who was detained in Cyprus in 2023 on the U.S.'s request. Petrov was accused of exporting delicate American microelectronics.
The talks in Istanbul observe earlier conferences on embassy operations held on Feb. 27 and separate rounds of peace discussions in Saudi Arabia.
U.S. President Donald Trump, who assumed workplace earlier this 12 months, has drawn reward from Moscow for his efforts to revive bilateral relations regardless of Russia's warfare towards Ukraine..
The Kyiv IndependentChris York