16.05.2025 14:40
Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov stated Ukraine's peace demands in the talks to be held with Russia in Istanbul. According to Umerov, for peace to be achieved, Russia must accept a 30-day ceasefire, the return of abducted children, and the exchange of all prisoners of war. Sources from the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs indicated that the Russia-Ukraine talks will begin soon.
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The peace table in the Russia-Ukraine war was set up in Turkey. The Ukrainian and Russian delegations, which arrived in Istanbul on Thursday, met today at Dolmabahçe.
TURKEY AS MEDIATOR, USA AS OBSERVER
Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and his American counterpart Marco Rubio met with the delegations of both countries before the meeting. After the discussions, the Turkey-Ukraine-Russia summit began. In the negotiations chaired by Minister Fidan, Turkey acts as a mediator, while the USA holds an observer status.
2ND MEETING HAS STARTED
The talks between Ukraine and Russia began at Dolmabahçe with the opening speech of Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan.
3 CONDITIONS FROM UKRAINE
In the meeting to be held in Istanbul with Russia, Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov, who heads the Ukrainian delegation, stated that peace could be achieved if Russia accepts a 30-day ceasefire, the return of abducted children, and the exchange of all prisoners of war.
Umerov stated in a Facebook post that the Ukrainian delegation came to "find real ways to achieve a sustainable and just peace."
A Ukrainian official noted that Russia's attempts to align the Istanbul talks with the 2022 negotiations would fail.
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