Istanbul, Turkey | TASS | Russia and Ukraine will hold a second round of direct talks in Istanbul today. The meeting is to start at 13:00 local time (same as Moscow time) in the Ciragan Palace. The new meeting was announced on May 28 by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. …
Read More »What is known about preparations for 2nd round of Russia-Ukraine talks
MOSCOW, RUSSIA | TASS | Russia is ready to present a memorandum detailing all aspects of eliminating the root causes of the Ukrainian crisis in Istanbul on June 2. In turn, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrey Sibiga said that Ukraine is interested in continuing negotiations with Russia in Istanbul. During his visit …
Read More »Moscow to hand over peace memorandum to Kiev soon
MOSCOW | Xinhua | Moscow will send a draft peace memorandum to Kiev soon, which will outline the key principles of a potential settlement, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said Tuesday. “Russia continues to work on a draft memorandum regarding a future peace treaty, which will outline …
Read More »Russia, Ukraine agree on large-scale POW swap, further talks in Istanbul
ISTANBUL, TURKEY | Xinhua | Delegations of Russia and Ukraine concluded their meeting in Türkiye’s Istanbul on Friday, agreeing to hold a new round of negotiations and have a large-scale prisoner exchange. As a key outcome of the two-hour talks, Russia and Ukraine agreed to a prisoner exchange involving 1,000 …
Read More »Russia, Ukraine held talks, agreeing to swap captives and meet again. Here’s what we know
ISTANBUL, TURKEY | TASS | Russia and Ukraine wrapped up talks in Istanbul, Turkey. The sides agreed to exchange 1,000 prisoners of war from each country and present a vision of a potential ceasefire. TASS has put together key facts about the meeting. Statements by the Russian side The head …
Read More »Zelensky in Turkey to meet Erdogan as Ukraine, Russia prepare for peace talks
ISTANBUL | Xinhua | Ukrainian and Russian delegations were expected to meet for peace talks on Thursday, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky prepared for a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara. Upon arriving in Ankara, Zelensky told reporters that Ukraine’s delegation included top-level representatives from the Foreign …
Read More »Ukraine ready to resume talks with Russia
KIEV | Xinhua | Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday that his country is prepared to resume direct negotiations with Russia if Moscow accepts a Kiev-proposed ceasefire. “We expect Russia to confirm a ceasefire — full, lasting and reliable — starting tomorrow, May 12th, and Ukraine is ready to meet …
Read More »Kiev left Russia’s Victory Day ceasefire proposal unanswered — Putin
MOSCOW | TASS | The Kiev regime did not respond to Russia’s Victory Day ceasefire initiative and launched large-scale attacks almost immediately, Russian President Vladimir Putin has told reporters in the Kremlin. “The Kiev government … left our ceasefire proposal unanswered,” he said. “Moreover, shortly after we announced our proposal …
Read More »Xi’s visit to deepen China-Russia ties, bolster global peace
BEIJING | Xinhua | At the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to Russia from Wednesday to Saturday and attend in Moscow the celebrations marking the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Soviet Union’s Great Patriotic War. More than 80 …
Read More »REPORT: US prepares more Russia sanctions
LONDON, UK | TASS | The US has put together new sanctions against Russia meant to step up pressure on Moscow in the course of talks to end the conflict in Ukraine, Reuters reported, citing sources. The potential targets include state-controlled Russian energy giant Gazprom and major companies involved in the natural …
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