Russian and Ukrainian negotiators are set to resume face-to-face peace talks in Turkey this week, with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy continuing to insist on the “territorial integrity”. of his country despite earlier suggesting he was ready for a compromise on the eastern Donbas region, parts of which are controlled by Russian-backed separatist forces. The new talks are set to take place in Turkey’s largest city of Istanbul either on Monday or Tuesday. In an address to the nation late on Sunday, Zelenskyy said he wanted peace as soon as possible but set out his negotiating red lines. “Our priorities in the negotiations are known. Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity are beyond doubt. Effective security guarantees for our state are mandatory,” he said. “Our goal is obvious,” he added, “peace and the restoration of normal life of our native state as soon as possible.” But in comments made to Russian journalists earlier in the day, Zelenskyy had adopted a different tone, saying Ukraine was willing to assume neutral status and compromise over the status of the eastern Donbas region as part of a peace deal.