The issue of linking Ukraine’s neutral status with security guarantees will be put to a referendum. Such a statement made today Mykhaylo Podolyak, adviser to Ukrainian President.

“Ukrainians will be asked in a referendum to approve any agreement linking neutrality status with security guarantees. It will be a referendum in which all citizens of Ukraine will express their position on this agreement, on how it should work. Only after any approval would it go for ratification by the parliaments of the guarantor countries and the parliament of Ukraine”, - said Podolyak.

Turkey’s foreign minister said “consensus and common understanding” was reached between Ukrainian and Russian delegations on some issues during talks in Istanbul on Tuesday, writes CNN.

“The most meaningful progress in negotiations has been made today”, - Mevlüt Cavusoglu said of the talks brokered by Turkey. He hailed the progress made in particular on the “top priority of achieving a ceasefire as soon as possible to pave the way for a permanent political solution”.

Cavusoglu said the “trickier” issues are now to be discussed at higher levels, with a meeting between the Russian and Ukrainian Foreign Ministers to “make final adjustments to the common approach”. Following that, a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is on the agenda, he said.