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Ukraine and Russia have agreed in precept to carry a follow-up assembly throughout their talks in Istanbul on Could 16, Turkish Overseas Minister Hakan Fidan introduced, in keeping with the nation's state-run Anadolu Company.
"The events have agreed in precept to come back collectively once more," Fidan stated.
This assertion comes because the Ukrainian and Russian delegations concluded their talks in Istanbul after talking for lower than two hours. These had been the primary direct peace negotiations between Kyiv and Moscow since 2022.
Vladimir Medinsky, who led the Russian delegation, confirmed that either side had exchanged proposals associated to a possible ceasefire and agreed to proceed the dialogue.
A supply within the Ukrainian President's Workplace confirmed to the Kyiv Unbiased that Moscow's delegation insisted that Ukraine retreat from all of Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson Oblasts, regardless of Russia not controlling any of them of their entirety.
The Kremlin illegally declared the annexation of the 4 oblasts following sham referenda in late 2022, incorporating them into Russia’s structure — a transfer that holds no weight internationally.
In a optimistic improvement arising from the talks, Russia and Ukraine reached an settlement for the alternate of prisoners of struggle (POWs) on a 1,000-for-1,000 foundation, Protection Minister Rustem Umerov, who was main Ukraine's delegation, stated.
After the talks ended, Zelensky and a number of other prime European leaders held a cellphone name with U.S. President Donald Trump, the Ukrainian chief introduced on Telegram.
French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk joined Zelensky throughout the name.
Kyiv and its allies have urged Moscow to undertake an unconditional ceasefire beginning Could 12 as step one towards peace talks — a proposal Russia has ignored.
Whereas Ukrainian officers stated they hope to debate a doable truce in Istanbul, Russia introduced the assembly because the continuation of the 2022 talks and burdened the necessity to tackle what it sees because the "root causes" of the struggle.
The Kyiv IndependentKateryna Denisova