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🚨 Key statements from the Turkish Foreign Minister at the Russia-Ukraine talks in Istanbul:

🔸 The meeting between Russian and Ukrainian delegations in Istanbul aims to discuss preparations for a possible leaders’ summit

🔸 The talks focus on progress in humanitarian issues, including prisoner exchanges

🔸 Delegations will discuss ceasefire prospects and present their positions

🔸 Turkiye expects the meeting to be productive

🔸 Turkiye is ready to do everything necessary to resolve the conflict in Ukraine

🔸 Erdogan remains in contact with Putin and Zelensky on the Ukrainian settlement

After Fidan’s speech, negotiations continued behind closed doors, reports Sputnik correspondent.

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🗣The Russian delegation plans to hold a press conference after the negotiations conclude – following a statement by the Ukrainian delegation, a source told Sputnik.

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⚡️Round 2 of Russia-Ukraine peace talks in Istanbul ends after over an hour, was conducted in Russian, a Sputnik correspondent reports

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🗣The Russian and Ukrainian delegations went for lunch after the meeting concluded, a Turkiye's Foreign Ministry official said.

The negotiations did not finish “negatively,” he added.

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🗣Prisoner exchanges discussed by Russia and Ukraine in Istanbul — official results to be announced soon, Turkish diplomatic source told Sputnik.

No concrete plans yet for the next round of talks, the source added.

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📹 Journalists are lining up, eager for a chance to get access to the Russian delegation’s press briefing.

The interest is REAL — stay tuned!

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❗️Ukraine's defense minister says Kiev offered to hold another meeting between June 20 and 30 during recent Istanbul negotiations


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📹Ukrainian delegation leaves venue of 2nd round of talks with Russia in Istanbul

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🚨Russia-Ukraine talks in Istanbul on Monday have yet to produce concrete plans for a leaders’ meeting, a Turkish diplomatic source told Sputnik

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⚡️Russia hands over two-part draft memorandum - Ukraine takes time to study

Russian delegation head Vladimir Medinsky confirms Moscow handed over a draft memorandum on settling the conflict in Ukraine.

The plan comes in two parts, and Ukraine is now reviewing the details carefully.

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⚡️Massive prisoner swap announced between Russia and Ukraine

Russian delegation head Vladimir Medinsky announced that Moscow and Kiev have agreed on major prisoner exchanges during the talks in Istanbul:

• Russia and Ukraine agreed on the LARGEST prisoner swap yet
• Russia to unilaterally return 6,000 bodies of Ukrainian soldiers next week
• Seriously ill and injured prisoners will be exchanged “all for all”
• A special commission will handle exchanges of severely wounded soldiers without political delays
• Soldiers under 25 will also be swapped

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