Russia Responds to Ukraine’s List of Missing Children: No Abductions, Only Evacuations
Monday, 2 June 2025 () The second round of direct peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine concluded at the Çırağa Palace in Istanbul on June 2. The meeting, which lasted just over an hour and was conducted in Russian, focused on prisoner exchanges, with particular emphasis put on the return of young individuals and the repatriation of fallen soldiers' remains. "The Russian Federation and Ukraine discussed prisoner exchanges in detail, the outcomes will be announced officially," said representatives of the Russian delegation. Ukrainian officials confirmed that Kyiv and Moscow agreed on the exchange of all seriously ill prisoners and individuals under the age of 25.
The second round of Russia-Europe peace talks in Istanbul ended in just over an hour, achieving no breakthrough. Led by Vladimir Medinsky and Rustem Umerov, the Russian and Ukrainian delegations sat across a U-shaped table, mediated by Turkey. Despite plans to exchange ceasefire terms, both sides...
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