US EditionRussia and Ukraine reach deal on new POW swap and handover of bodies
- On Monday, June 5, 2025, representatives from Russia and Ukraine convened in a luxury hotel along Istanbul’s Bosphorus waterfront to negotiate prisoner exchanges and discuss potential peace agreements.
- The discussions took place shortly after Ukraine executed a daring strike on multiple Russian airbases located thousands of kilometers from the front lines, destroying over 40 strategic bombers valued at $7 billion.
- The first round of talks last month yielded agreement on a large prisoner exchange but no breakthrough on peace, with Russia planning to present a memorandum of demands.
- Ukrainian President Zelensky called for a full ceasefire, prisoner release, and a Putin-Zelensky meeting, while Russia insisted on addressing what it calls the conflict's 'root causes.'
- Despite ongoing fighting and deep disagreements, including Russia's rejection of NATO guarantees, the talks represent continued efforts to negotiate amid Europe's largest refugee crisis since WWII.
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Russian stuff blowing up: Another large prisoner exchange planned
Ukrainian troops clear out a Russian position near Tetkino in the Kursk region. Another large prisoner exchange is planned. Naturally, Trump has Putin’s back. Moldova’s prime minister says Russia wants to put 10k troops in Transnistria. Notice how the...
In addition to the exchanges, the remains of 6,000 dead soldiers on each side who are in possession of the enemy will also be exchanged.
The two sides are forming the final list, with priority given to the wounded, the seriously ill and prisoners aged up to 25.
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.
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