The third round of negotiations between Russia and Ukraine ended with little achievement!
The third round of negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, held in Istanbul, Turkey, has just concluded. According to information disclosed by representatives from both sides, no other consensus was reached except for the exchange of prisoners of war.
The results of the talks include further exchange of prisoners of war and repatriation of detained civilians. Russia voluntarily proposed to return 3,000 remains of Ukrainian soldiers.
Regarding the ceasefire issue, Ukraine insisted on an unconditional and permanent ceasefire, while Russia suggested several short-term ceasefires. The two sides failed to reach a consensus.
Ukraine demanded that Russia return kidnapped Ukrainian children. Medinsky stated that Russia had already sent some children temporarily taken in during the war back to Ukraine;
Russia and Ukraine agreed to continue discussions on related matters in the future.
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