US EditionLavrov, Rubio Discuss Results of Istanbul Peace Talks, Russian Media Reports
- On May 16, 2025, Russian and Ukrainian delegations met in Istanbul for under two hours to discuss peace talks and prisoner exchanges.
- The talks resumed after a three-year gap, following Ukraine’s April 2022 suspension, with Ukraine pressing for direct talks between Presidents Zelensky and Putin.
- Both sides agreed to exchange 1,000 prisoners from each country in the coming days and to draft proposals outlining conditions for a future ceasefire.
- Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov described the U.S. role in encouraging talks as "constructive," while U.S. Secretary Rubio welcomed the prisoner swap and ceasefire efforts but noted low expectations for breakthroughs.
- Despite agreements on prisoner exchange and ceasefire proposals, Ukrainian sources criticized Russia’s territorial demands as unacceptable, highlighting a significant gap between the sides that limits progress.
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Lavrov and Rubio speak about Istanbul talks
“This Saturday, May 17, at the initiative of the US side, a telephone conversation took place between Lavrov and the US Secretary of State, who exchanged views on the results of the Russian-Ukrainian negotiations held in Istanbul,” the official note said. Rubio “hailed the agreements on the exchange of prisoners of war and on the preparation by each side of its vision of the conditions necessary to reach a truce, and emphasized Washington’s read…
In the State Department, the U.S. Secretary of State gave details of his conversation with the head of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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