US EditionUkraine's Zelenskiy says Ukraine will attend Istanbul talks on Monday
- On Sunday, June 1, 2025, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that a delegation from Ukraine, led by Defense Minister Rustem Umerov, is scheduled to arrive in Istanbul on Monday to engage in peace negotiations with Russia.
- The talks follow more than three years of war and come amid recent Russian advances in Ukraine's northern Sumy region, where evacuations were ordered in 11 settlements on Saturday.
- Russian forces claimed control of Oleksiivka in Sumy, while Ukrainian commanders noted concentrated Russian offensives in Sumy and Donetsk regions and confirmed Ukrainian drone activity without civilian threat.
- A Russian missile strike hit a Ukrainian army training unit at 12:50 p.m. With at least 12 service members killed and over 60 injured, prompting an investigative commission to examine the circumstances.
- The delegation, led by Defense Minister Rustem Umerov, seeks a Kremlin memorandum defining Moscow's war-ending position, while airspace remains contested with numerous Russian drone attacks reported.
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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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