The second round of direct peace talks between Russia and Ukraine ended with no progress, and only the agreement between the fight teams to exchange more prisoners of the war.
Ukrainian consultant said Russia again rejected the “unconditional ceasefire” – Kaiv and Europe and its allies in the US.
The Russian team stated that a two-three-day contract was proposed in a broader “some areas”, but not given further details.
At Monday’s talks in Istanbul, the city of Turkey and held for just an hour, both sides agreed to exchange all the sick and highly injured war prisoners, as well as under the age of 25.
Prospects were reduced before the talks began, and both sides were deeply divided into how to end the war that was exacerbated since Russia began its full -fledged Ukraine invasion in February 2022.
Moscow currently regulates about 20% of the Ukrainian region, including the South Crimea peninsula, which was acquired in 2014.
Addressing the briefing after the meeting, Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov, who led Kaiv’s talks team, said that Ukraine was forced to “end the killings” in the land, sea and air for at least 30 days.
He said that Ukraine handed over its agreement to Russia “a few days ago – but Moscow failed to do the same, only presented its plan in Istanbul talks.
Ukrainian Deputy Foreign Minister Serhi Kislitsia said Russia rejected an unconditional ceasefire.
Ukraine has handed over a list of hundreds of children that Keiv has been forcibly taken to Russia.
Ukraine’s consultation has said that the Russian response to the Ukrainian proposals by the end of June, Ukrainian President Volodimair has emphasized the need for direct talks between Jelensky and Russian Vladimir Putin.
But so far there is no sign of progress for a meeting between the two presidents.
Speaking in a separate news briefing, Russian delegation chief Vladimir Medinski confirmed all the sick and highly injured battle prisoners and the exchange of those under the age of 25. No time frame is given on when this will happen.
Next week, Russia will hand over the bodies of 6,000 Ukrainian soldiers to Keev, Medinsky said.
Rejecting an unconditional ceasefire, Russia prefers to talk about “eternal peace”, replicating the tough demands behind its past, equivalent to the reality of Kaiv’s claim to be said by Ukraine and its allies.
The texts of the Russian and Ukrainian ceasefire proposals are not officially published in public.
However, Russian government media has announced that it is the key components of the position of Moscow, including the unaccounted demands and the mobilization of the Ukrainian military with the withdrawal of the Ukrainian military from its four partially occupied areas in the southeast.
Ukraine’s Donetsk, Luhansk, Khasson and Japori have demanded international recognition and Russia on the regions of Izhia.
Prohibition of Ukraine’s membership in any military alliances in other pre-conditions, the size of the Ukrainian army, the Russian official language and removing international restrictions.
President Jelensky, who attended the summit in Wilnius, Lithuania, said, “It is important to strengthen our protection, even if there are no meaningful signals from Russia to end the war.”
He called for greater approval pressure on Russia.
In the first round of direct peace talks on May 16, they failed to alleviate their differences on how to end the war of Ukraine and Russia, only agreed to exchange 1,000 war prisoners.
President Jelensky and his European allies have repeatedly accused Russia of deliberately delaying any meaningful talks to conquer the Ukrainian region.
US President Donald Trump, who is demanding a quick disposition, has delayed to hit Russia with strict restrictions.
In a rare condemnation last month, Trump Putin called him “completely crazy” After Russia’s largest drone and missile attack on Ukraine. In response, Kremlin said that in response to this, Trump is showing the symptoms of “emotional overload”.
