US EditionTrump 'Open' to Meeting Ukraine, Russia Leaders to Push Ceasefire
- On Monday 2025, Ukraine and Russia held talks in Istanbul that failed to achieve an unconditional ceasefire, despite a limited truce offer from Russia in some frontline areas.
- Russia demanded that Ukrainian troops fully withdraw from Donetsk, Lugansk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson before agreeing to any full ceasefire, while Ukraine rejected this condition and called for an immediate ceasefire.
- The negotiations resulted in an agreement to exchange a minimum of 1,000 prisoners from each side, include the transfer of all seriously injured soldiers and detained fighters under the age of 25, and return the remains of 6,000 fallen soldiers.
- Ukrainian President Zelensky called on the US to strengthen its sanctions against Russia in order to compel a complete ceasefire, while US President Trump showed willingness to hold a summit in Turkey with both leaders to work toward ending the conflict quickly.
- The stalled discussions highlight that a final resolution depends on leader-level talks, with Zelensky willing to meet but Putin refusing a proposed third-round summit in Istanbul or Ankara later this month.
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Trump 'open' to meeting Ukraine, Russia leaders to push for ceasefire
US President Donald Trump is "open" to meeting his Russian and Ukrainian counterparts in Turkey, the White House said, after the two sides failed on Monday to make headway towards an elusive ceasefire.Delegations from both sides did, however, agree another large-scale prisoner exchange in their meeting in Istanbul, which in mid-May also hosted their first...
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Trump 'open' to meeting Ukraine, Russia leaders to push ceasefire
US President Donald Trump is "open" to meeting his Russian and Ukrainian counterparts in Turkey, the White House said, after the two sides failed on Monday to make headway towards an elusive ceasefire.
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