US EditionRussia and Ukraine reach deal on new POW swap and handover of bodies
- Russian and Ukrainian officials met on Monday, 1:00 pm local time, at Istanbul's Ciragan Palace for their second round of peace talks.
- The talks follow Ukraine’s recent bold strike that damaged approximately 40 strategic Russian bombers stationed at airbases located far behind the frontline.
- Both sides agreed previously on a large prisoner exchange and exchanged their visions for peace, though Moscow delayed sharing demands until the meeting.
- Ukrainian President Zelensky called for an 'immediate ceasefire,' prisoner release, and direct talks with Putin, while Russia aims to address 'root causes' involving military limits and territorial concessions.
- The meeting reflects ongoing diplomatic attempts to resolve the conflict despite significant disagreements between the sides and continued fighting that has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths and triggered the most severe refugee situation in Europe since the Second World War.
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Russia strikes Ukrainian port city of Odesa just hours after peace talks
A Russian overnight strike in the city of Odesa on Tuesday (3 June) has injured four people and caused significant damage. Footage released by Ukraine’s State Emergency Service shows multiple residential and commercial buildings ablaze in the Ukrainian port city. Firefighters and emergency crews can be seen battling the blaze, as dark smoke billows across the sky. The strike comes just hours after Russia and Ukraine ended a second round of peace…
Putin likes to have the upper hand, but before Istanbul Zelenskyy played an ace
Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy sent delegates to Istanbul to talk peace, but a day prior Ukraine sent its strongest signal to Russia and any third-party brokers: The war is not lost, writes Emily Clark.
Russia and Ukraine met in Turkey for their second round of direct peace negotiations in just over two weeks.
Second round of Russia-Ukraine peace talks ends swiftly with no major breakthrough
By Christian Edwards, Svitlana Vlasova, Victoria Butenko, Gul Tuysuz and Anna Chernova, CNN (CNN) — Russian and Ukrainian delegates met in Istanbul on Monday for their second set of direct peace talks, a day after Kyiv launched a shock drone attack on Russia’s nuclear-capable bombers, in an operation that President Volodymyr Zelensky said was a year and a half in the making. The talks began late and lasted barely over an hour. Although both side…
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