New information comes to light on the results of today’s (02.06.2025) peace talks between Russia and Ukraineheld in Constantinople.
Diplomatic missions from Russia and Ukraine completed the negotiations after about an hour and a half and agreed on specific issues, such as The new exchange of prisoners of war.
In particular, Ukraine Defense Minister Rustem Umero announced that an exchange of all prisoners of war was agreed Seriously sick or injured, but also those under 25 years of age.
Odee also stated that agreed exchange of the bodies of 6,000 fallen soldiers on each side. Ukraine also proposed a new meeting at the end of the month, from June 20th to June 30th, without knowing if the Russian side responded.
Ukraine will now study the document handed over by the Russian delegation with the road map it has prepared to achieve peace.
The leader of the Ukrainian delegation Rustem Umeroe informs the press after peace talks in Istanbul / Reuters / Cagla Gurdogan
The two sides have one week to study the documents they have exchanged, and then they will determine the next steps in the negotiations.
Ukrainian side statements
For his part, Ukrainian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Kislitsia said he said that President Zelenski is ready to meet with the Russian leader, as “in Russia it is the one who makes the decisions”.
«If Putin wants to find themselves tomorrow then our president is ready to meet tomorrow“, He said.
OR Ukraine gave Russia a list of the names of hundreds of children abducted by Russia and requires their returnbut there is still no answer from the Russian side.
Ukrainian Deputy Foreign Minister stressed that Russia continues to reject an unconditional ceasefire of fire And “he is trying to turn the discussion into security guarantees and territorial issues” while adding that “we will not discuss these issues unless the weapons are silenced.”
There may have been no development in relation to the ceasefire in today’s talks, but the Ukrainian official said that “became a big step in building confidence in the humanitarian side of the issue».
He recalled that Kiev had proposed a ceasefire in early March.
«If they had agreed then, perhaps their aircraft would now not have been blown up“, He said characteristically, referring to the big business Ukrainian SBU’s “Spider Web”, in which hundreds of Ukrainian drones caused 7 billion million dollars in Russia bomber aircraft.
The statements of the Russian side
For his part, the leader of the Russian delegation in the talks of Constantinople, Vladimir Mentinsky, said a two -part memorandum was handed over to the Ukrainian side.
“The second part of the Russian Federation’s memorandum proposes various ways to cease fire,” he said.
He confirmed the exchange of all sick prisoners of war and explained that medical committees would be set up on each side to carry out the exchange. Also, also confirmed the exchange of 6,000 corpses on each sidewhich will take place next week.
«Russia suggested to Ukraine ceasefire for 2-3 days in some parts of the front“, As Mentinsky argued. The Ukrainian delegation did not mention this in its statements to reporters earlier.
Concerning Ukraine abducted children, Mentinsky said Kiev handed a list of 339 children, “to do a show to raise awareness of Europeans” while arguing that “there is not a single kid abducted, there are children who have saved our troops”.
He also argued that “Russia will return the children who are demanding by Ukraine if their parents or guardians are found.”