🚨 Key statements from the Turkish Foreign Minister at the Russia-Ukraine talks in Istanbul:

🔸 The meeting between Russian and Ukrainian delegations in Istanbul aims to discuss preparations for a possible leaders’ summit

🔸 The talks focus on progress in humanitarian issues, including prisoner exchanges

🔸 Delegations will discuss ceasefire prospects and present their positions

🔸 Turkiye expects the meeting to be productive

🔸 Turkiye is ready to do everything necessary to resolve the conflict in Ukraine

🔸 Erdogan remains in contact with Putin and Zelensky on the Ukrainian settlement

After Fidan’s speech, negotiations continued behind closed doors, reports Sputnik correspondent.

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🗣The Russian delegation plans to hold a press conference after the negotiations conclude – following a statement by the Ukrainian delegation, a source told Sputnik.

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⚡️Round 2 of Russia-Ukraine peace talks in Istanbul ends after over an hour, was conducted in Russian, a Sputnik correspondent reports

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🗣The Russian and Ukrainian delegations went for lunch after the meeting concluded, a Turkiye's Foreign Ministry official said.

The negotiations did not finish “negatively,” he added.

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🗣Prisoner exchanges discussed by Russia and Ukraine in Istanbul — official results to be announced soon, Turkish diplomatic source told Sputnik.

No concrete plans yet for the next round of talks, the source added.

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📹 Journalists are lining up, eager for a chance to get access to the Russian delegation’s press briefing.

The interest is REAL — stay tuned!

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❗️Ukraine's defense minister says Kiev offered to hold another meeting between June 20 and 30 during recent Istanbul negotiations


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📹Ukrainian delegation leaves venue of 2nd round of talks with Russia in Istanbul

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🚨Russia-Ukraine talks in Istanbul on Monday have yet to produce concrete plans for a leaders’ meeting, a Turkish diplomatic source told Sputnik

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⚡️Russia hands over two-part draft memorandum - Ukraine takes time to study

Russian delegation head Vladimir Medinsky confirms Moscow handed over a draft memorandum on settling the conflict in Ukraine.

The plan comes in two parts, and Ukraine is now reviewing the details carefully.

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⚡️Massive prisoner swap announced between Russia and Ukraine

Russian delegation head Vladimir Medinsky announced that Moscow and Kiev have agreed on major prisoner exchanges during the talks in Istanbul:

• Russia and Ukraine agreed on the LARGEST prisoner swap yet
• Russia to unilaterally return 6,000 bodies of Ukrainian soldiers next week
• Seriously ill and injured prisoners will be exchanged “all for all”
• A special commission will handle exchanges of severely wounded soldiers without political delays
• Soldiers under 25 will also be swapped

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⚡️Russia offers Ukraine a brief ceasefire

Russia has proposed a CONCRETE CEASEFIRE for two to three days in select frontline areas, says Russian delegation head Vladimir Medinsky.

Ukraine’s military promises to work out the details soon.

The pause will let commanders recover their fallen soldiers’ bodies.

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