What do we know about the ceasefire talks?

The latest ceasefire talks between Russia and Ukraine are set to occur in Istanbul, at the same site where previous negotiations in May and June did not achieve a ceasefire, according to Agence France-Presse.

“There is a lot of work to be done before we can talk about the possibility of some top-level meetings,” he said.

“Our agenda is straightforward: return prisoners of war, return children abducted by Russia, and arrange for a meeting between the leaders,” he stated.

What happened last time?

The Russian memorandum, which was published by the Interfax news agency, said a settlement of the war would require international recognition of Crimea — a peninsula annexed by Russia in 2014 — and four other regions of Ukraine that Russia has claimed as its own territory. Ukraine would have to withdraw its forces from all of them.