The second spherical of negotiations between Ukraine and Russia in Istanbul yielded no important end result.

PoliticsWar The second spherical of negotiations between Ukraine and Russia in Istanbul yielded no important end result. Tuesday, June 3, 2025

Ukrainian Minister of Protection Rustem Umerov reported that the one-hour dialogue led to an settlement for brand new POW exchanges. The 2 events agreed to change “all for all” critically unwell people and people underneath 25 years previous, affecting no less than 1,000 folks, in line with Volodymyr Medinsky, the pinnacle of the Russian delegation. Moreover, Moscow will hand over 6,000 our bodies of deceased Ukrainian defenders. In addition they proposed a ceasefire lasting two to 3 days in sure areas of the entrance, which might facilitate the retrieval of “the our bodies of lifeless troopers.” Furthermore, the Russian delegation was not amenable to both a ceasefire or a gathering between Zelenskyy and Putin. Nonetheless, the Russians offered a memorandum with the identical calls for, outlining their ceasefire circumstances. Ukraine is at present reviewing this and advised the following spherical of negotiations be scheduled between June 20 and 30. In line with officers, Russia’s memorandum reiterates the demand that Kyiv withdraw its troops from areas of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia at present underneath Ukrainian management. Earlier, President Zelenskyy outlined Ukraine’s key negotiation factors: a whole and unconditional ceasefire, the discharge of prisoners, and the return of kidnapped youngsters, adopted by preparations for a gathering between the 2 leaders.