Ukraine, Russia talks in Istanbul last less than two hours, agree on little
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Ukraine war latest: Russia threatened Ukraine with ‘eternal war’, source tells Sky News – in peace talks which lasted just two hours
Ukraine and Russia held direct peace talks for the first time in three years. The two sides failed to agree a ceasefire but did consent to a prisoner exchange of 1,000 POWs each. They also agreed to hold further talks, while Russia “noted” Ukraine’s suggestion of leader-level talks between Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Vladimir Putin soon. But it was not all plain sailing – the Ukrainian delegation said Moscow made “unrealistic demands” during talks.
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PM speaks to Trump, Zelensky and European allies to ‘align’ response to Russia
Sir Keir Starmer, Mr Zelensky and the leaders of France, Germany and Poland held a phone call with the US president to discuss “developments” in the negotiations on Friday. It came as Ukrainian and Russian negotiators met face to face for the first time since Moscow’s invasion. The talks in Istanbul lasted less than two hours and the sides agreed to the biggest prisoner exchange since the start of the war in 2022. Sir Keir said the prisoner swap was “obviously a good thing” but that “we need to be really clear in putting the pressure on for a ceasefire’. More than 40 leaders were at the European Political Community Summit in the Albanian capital for talks expected to focus on intensifying sanctions on Russia.
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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky calls Trump after Moscow and Kyiv agree to 1000-prisoner swap
Russia and Ukraine agreed to swap 1,000 prisoners of war each in the coming days, the head of Moscow’s delegation has claimed. Vladimir Medinsky added that a satisfied Moscow team was ready to continue speaking with Ukraine. But Kyiv was far less positive about the talks, accusing Moscow of making “unacceptable demands” which were “detached from reality”
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PATRICK LAWRENCE: Diplomatic Chess, Ukraine the Pawn
Patrick Lawrence: Little came out of talks between Ukraine and Russia in Istanbul. He says the two sides agreed only to future talks on subsidiary questions. Lawrence: It was evident during a week of posturing that the Kiev regime and the European powers have no desire to begin substantive negotiations with the Russian Federation. Now the question is what Trump can do to address Russia’s concerns about Ukraine, he says. He adds: There must be a ceasefire and a summit with Putin himself, too — that was Trump’s first order of business in the world of international politics. The U.S. and Ukraine have been locked in a proxy war for more than three years, Lawrence says. The two sides have met for the first time since March 2022, when, a month into the war, they previously convened in Istanbul and negotiated a draft document that would have ended the fighting — this until Boris Johnson, then the British prime minister, arrived to scuttle the accord so as to keep the war going. The British, French, and German leaders grandly issued an ultimatum: Moscow must accept a 30–day ceasefire by Monday, May 12, or the Europeans would impose a punishing set of new sanctions on the Russians.
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Russia and Ukraine Agree to Largest Prisoner Swap of the War
Russia and Ukraine agreed to exchange 1,000 prisoners of war each during peace talks in Istanbul. It would be the biggest prisoner swap of the conflict. The negotiations lasted less than two hours and were mediated by Turkey. It was the first time the nations have engaged in direct peace talks since the war began. The lead up to Friday’s talks involved much maneuvering from both nations in an effort to prove to U.S. President Donald Trump that they are willing to engage in direct talks.. The two sides also discussed the possibility of a cease-fire and a meeting between their presidents. On Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin rejected Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’S offer to an in-person meeting in Turkey. The Russian delegation came to Turkey without Putin. “As you can see, we don’t just talk, we have results,” Zelens Ky said after going to meet the returning captives at the Kyiv airport. ‘These swaps were always on the edge,’ said his chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, who oversaw the negotiations.
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Ukraine war latest: Ukraine-Russia talks in Istanbul end, Moscow demands Kyiv withdraw from 4 regions, no ceasefire agreement
Talks between Ukraine and Russia in Istanbul end with no ceasefire agreement. Moscow demands that Ukraine withdraw from four regions it claims to have annexed. Ukraine offers immediate ceasefire, prisoner exchange and face-to-face meeting with Putin. U.S. President Donald Trump calls Russian President Vladimir Putin to demand end to fighting. European Commission calls for new sanctions against Russia, including oil pipeline cuts and a lower price for its natural gas exports to the West, among other things. The talks are expected to take place again in Turkey in the coming days. The Russian and Ukrainian delegations have agreed to hold a follow-up meeting in Turkey later this week, according to reports in Moscow. The meeting is expected to be held at the Presidential Palace in Istanbul, Turkey, and will be open to the media and the international community, including the U.N. and the European Council of Ministers. It is not clear when the meeting will take place, or if it will even take place at all, as Russia and Ukraine are yet to agree on a date.
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Russia-Ukraine peace talks conclude with prisoners of war swap agreement
Russia-Ukraine peace talks conclude with prisoners of war swap agreement. Russia and Ukraine concluded their first direct peace talks in Istanbul since early 2022 with a significant agreement to swap 1,000 prisoners. Despite the prisoner swap deal, Moscow and Kyiv were unable to agree on a ceasefire, though both promised to exchange detailed proposals in the coming days. US President Donald Trump expressed his willingness to mediate a peace agreement, suggesting a potential meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Russia-Ukraine conflict has resulted in over 12,000 civilian deaths and extensive destruction.
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Live updates: Ukraine’s allies call Russian demands unacceptable after first talks in years
Russian President Vladimir Putin will not travel to Turkey for talks with Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky. Putin called for direct talks at the weekend, having rejected a call from Kyiv and its allies for a 30-day truce. The Russian delegation is headed by Vladimir Medinsky, Putin’s senior aide and a hardliner who led the Russian side during the last known direct talks between the two countries, in the spring of 2022. The Ukrainian president derided the makeup of that Russian team, having said he won’t meet any Russian official but Putin. But he added that, “out of respect” for US President Donald Trump and Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan, he would send a team led by Defense Minister Rustem Umerov.
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- Ukraine war latest: Russia threatened Ukraine with ‘eternal war’, source tells Sky News – in peace talks which lasted just two hours
- PM speaks to Trump, Zelensky and European allies to ‘align’ response to Russia
- Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky calls Trump after Moscow and Kyiv agree to 1000-prisoner swap
- PATRICK LAWRENCE: Diplomatic Chess, Ukraine the Pawn
- Russia and Ukraine Agree to Largest Prisoner Swap of the War
- Ukraine war latest: Ukraine-Russia talks in Istanbul end, Moscow demands Kyiv withdraw from 4 regions, no ceasefire agreement
- Russia-Ukraine peace talks conclude with prisoners of war swap agreement
- Live updates: Ukraine’s allies call Russian demands unacceptable after first talks in years
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