Kremlin Confirms New Round of US-Russia Talks Set for April 10 in Istanbul

The next round of diplomatic talks between the United States and Russia will take place on April 10 in Istanbul, said Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov, according to Russian media Gazeta.ru on April 8.

Speaking to Russian media, Peskov said the upcoming engagement will occur at the level of the foreign ministries.

“Russia-US relations and the level of trust still need to be restored — and only if the leaders of both countries are willing,” Peskov stated.

“The next US-Russia contacts will take place via the foreign ministries.”

He added that both Moscow and Washington are making “considerable efforts” to normalize ties, though relations remain strained amid ongoing global tensions.

Earlier, reports emerged that a delegation sent by Vladimir Putin to meet with US officials in Saudi Arabia reportedly clashed at the negotiating table.

According to the news outlet, before the talks in Riyadh on February 18, Putin told Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov that the Russian delegation would include just two people—Lavrov himself and presidential aide Yuri Ushakov.

However, after that conversation, Kirill Dmitriev, head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, met with Putin and requested to join the negotiations. The source says Putin agreed, but never informed Lavrov.

The source added that Lavrov practically kicked Dmitriev out of the meeting room—despite the Kremlin having included him in the delegation alongside Ushakov.

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