⚡️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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⚡️Russia offers Ukraine a brief ceasefire

Russia has proposed a CONCRETE CEASEFIRE for two to three days in select frontline areas, says Russian delegation head Vladimir Medinsky.

Ukraine’s military promises to work out the details soon.

The pause will let commanders recover their fallen soldiers’ bodies.

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🗣Russia does not kidnap kids, it only rescues them

Russian delegation head blasts Kiev for turning child "abduction" into a "show for heartfelt Europeans."

Vladimir Medinsky confirms Russia returns children to Ukraine — but only if parents or legal reps are present.

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🤝 What Russia and Ukraine agreed on in Istanbul during round 2 of talks

Russian delegation head Vladimir Medinsky shared the key outcomes of the negotiations with Ukrainian representatives in Istanbul.

Key statements:

🔸 Russia handed Ukraine a draft memorandum on settlement, which Kiev took for study.

🔸 The Russian settlement memorandum consists of two parts; it is detailed and well-developed.

🔸 The first part focuses on how to achieve genuine long-term peace.

🔸 The second part outlines steps for a full ceasefire, allowing for flexibility and multiple ways to reach the goal.

🔸 Russia will unilaterally transfer 6,000 bodies of Ukrainian soldiers to Kiev next week, having identified all the deceased.

🔸 The parties agreed on the largest prisoner exchange.

🔸 The total prisoner exchange will be at least 1,000 people, possibly more.

🔸 Sick and seriously wounded prisoners will be exchanged on an "all for all" basis.

🔸 Moscow and Kiev will create a commission to exchange seriously wounded fighters without political decisions.

🔸 The sides will exchange fighters under the age of 25.

🔸 Russia offered Ukraine a “concrete ceasefire” lasting two to three days in certain frontline sectors.

🔸 Moscow and Kiev agreed to ceasefire in specific areas so commanders can retrieve the bodies of their soldiers.

🔸 Ukrainian military promised to work out the ceasefire proposal for certain areas soon.

🔸 There are no children kidnapped by Moscow; only children rescued by Russian soldiers.

🔸 Russia is working on reuniting families separated by the Ukraine conflict.

🔸 The negotiations with Ukraine were conducted in Russian.

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📹Russian delegation leaves venue after second round of talks with Ukraine in Istanbul

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🚨 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called the recently concluded Russia-Ukraine delegation meeting in Istanbul excellent.

Turkiye plans to push for a leaders' summit after Russia-Ukraine talks in Istanbul, says Erdogan.

He’s also hoping to host Putin, Trump, and Zelensky together on Turkish soil.

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🗣Russia-Ukraine talks, round 2: Kiev's 'memorandum' is ULTIMATUM dressed as diplomacy

💬 “Their memorandum, which looks like an absolutely unacceptable ultimatum to Russia” essentially demands surrender and retreat. In these circumstances, “any results on fundamental issues of war and peace in the near future look very, very illusory,” SVR Lt. Gen. (ret) Leonid Reshetnikov told Sputnik, commenting on the outcome of Monday’s Istanbul peace negotiations.

Ukraine’s drone attacks on Russia’s strategic deterrent on the eve of the talks further signal that the Kiev regime, backed by the Europeans and “to a certain extent by the US, is set on continuing the war,” Reshetnikov said.

Focus on what’s realistic

At the same time, while “it is impossible to resolve fundamental issues with the Kiev regime for now, we can resolve issues that affect the fate of people, our soldiers and civilians, children,” the observer emphasized.

💬 “In order to avoid completely losing the thread of the negotiation process, we are proposing very specific things that are very necessary. Because the fate of each person, no matter if he or she is alive, seriously ill, or dead, must be resolved. This was the point of this second round,” Reshetnikov said, referring to the agreement on an exchange of bodies and the new large-scale prisoner exchange that were agreed.

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🚨Before the Russia-Ukraine delegation talks, the delegations' heads - Medinsky and Umerov - held a bilateral meeting lasting 2.5 hours, a source told Sputnik.

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