Orla Guerin

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Ukraine and Russia far apart in first direct talks, but prisoner swap agreedOrla GuerinTURKISH FOREIGN MINISTER OFFICE HANDOUT/EPA-EFEUkrainian and Russian officials met in Turkey for the first talks in more than three yearsMore than three years into Europe's deadliest war since 1945, there was a small step forward for democracy on Friday. Delegations from Ukraine and Russia came face to face for talks for the first time since March 2022 – one month after Moscow invaded its neighbour.

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Outlawed Kurdish group the PKK, which has waged a 40-year insurgency against Turkey, has announced it is laying down its arms and disbanding. The move followed a call in February by the group's jailed leader, Abdullah Ocalan, for it to disband. The PKK insurgency initially aimed to create an independent homeland for Kurds, who account for about 20% of Turkey's population. But it has since moved away from its separatist goals, focusing instead on more autonomy and greater Kurdish rights.

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Scepticism and cautious hope as PKK takes historic step to disbandOrla GuerinSenior international correspondentReutersAbdullah Ocalan, the leader of the PKK, called on the group to disarm in February. After 40 years, with 40,000 people killed, and without securing a Kurdish homeland, the banned Kurdistan Workers Party, the PKK, is ending its war against the Turkish state.

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Kurdish group PKK says it is laying down arms and disbandingOrla GuerinBBC News, reporting from Diyarbakir, TurkeyReutersA demonstrator holds a picture of jailed Kurdish militant leader Abdullah Ocalan at a rally in Diyarbakir, Turkey, in February Outlawed Kurdish group the PKK, which has waged a 40-year insurgency against Turkey, has announced it is laying down its arms and disbanding.

3 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Orla Guerin |Gabriela Pomeroy

Image source, ReutersImage caption, A demonstrator holds a picture of jailed Kurdish militant leader Abdullah Ocalan at a rally in Diyarbakir, Turkey, in February BBC News, reporting from Diyarbakir, Turkey Outlawed Kurdish group the PKK, which has waged a 40-year insurgency against Turkey, has announced it is laying down its arms and disbanding. The move followed a call in February by the group's jailed leader, Abdullah Ocalan, for the organisation to disband.