Russian and Ukrainian negotiating teams will again meet in Istanbul, Turkey, on Wednesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed.

Both Ukrainian and Russian delegate arrived in Turkey Wednesday ahead of a third round of talks. Ukrainian and Western officials have accused the Kremlin of stalling in the talks in order for its bigger army to capture more Ukrainian land. (AP Video: Mehmet Guzel)

Turkey’s foreign minister said he hopes that the talks can produce a ceasefire that will ’end this bloody war’ between Russia and Ukraine.