Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the talks followed an understanding reached during President Donald Trump's call with Russian President Vladimir Putin and contact between senior Russian and U.S.

Russian and U.S. diplomats met in Istanbul on Thursday to discuss normalizing the operation of their respective embassies after years expelling each others’ diplomats. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the talks followed an understanding reached during President Donald Trump’s call with Russian President Vladimir Putin and contact between senior Russian and U.

Russia said President Trump’s foreign policy “largely aligns” with its vision. “The new administration is rapidly changing all foreign policy configurations,” Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said,

Russian and U.S. diplomats are holding talks in Istanbul on Thursday to discuss ways to normalize the operation of their respective embassies after rounds of diplomats’ expulsions in the past years. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters Thursday that the talks in Istanbul follow an understanding reached during President Donald Trump’s call with Russian President Vladimir Putin and the talks between the top Russian and U.

The anniversary was being marked as U.S. policies on Russia and Ukraine shift under President Donald Trump. Here's the latest: MOSCOW — President Putin’s spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Russia does not see any way to resume “dialogue with Europe” after the EU adopted its 16th round of sanctions against Russia on the third anniversary of the invasion.