Ukraine's Zelenskiy says Ukraine will attend Istanbul talks on Monday
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that a Ukrainian team is scheduled to travel to Istanbul on Monday to engage in direct peace negotiations with Russia.
- The talks follow more than three years of war and Ukrainian calls for a Kremlin memorandum outlining its peace position before negotiations.
- Meanwhile, Russian forces claimed control of Oleksiivka in northern Sumy, prompting Ukrainian authorities to order mandatory evacuations in 11 settlements amid steady Russian advances.
- A Russian missile strike hit a Ukrainian army training unit at 12:50 p.m., killing at least 12 service members and injuring over 60, leading to an investigative commission's creation.
- These developments suggest ongoing intense conflict along a 1,000-kilometer front, with Ukraine maintaining defense efforts while pursuing peace talks led by Defense Minister Rustem Umerov.
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The talks between Russians and Ukrainians in Istanbul will be concluded. Soldiers will be released as sick hostages and under 25 years of age. Kiev: "Moscow has refused the unconditional ceasefire"
Ukrainian negotiator Serguii Kyslytsia said on Monday that Russia rejected Kiev’s proposal for an “unconditional ceasefire” during a round of direct talks in Istanbul. “The Russian side continued to reject the unconditional ceasefire proposal,” Kyslytsia told the press after the meeting with Russian negotiators, organized under Turkish mediation. As it was announced on the occasion Ukraine proposed to Russia to hold another cycle of dialogue “be…
The latest peace negotiations between Ukraine and Russia have not led to a ceasefire. In fact, major attacks are being carried out on both sides on a daily basis. This is to the great disappointment of the Western powers. In response, the West is preparing to increase the pressure on Moscow. Follow the latest developments in our live blog.
Delegations from both countries met again in Istanbul. A prisoner exchange was agreed upon again.
The expectations for the negotiations in Istanbul on the end of the war in Ukraine are low. The talks ended already after about an hour. What is known about this.
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