Media: Russia-Ukraine Ceasefire Talks Ended

Media: Russia-Ukraine ceasefire talks ended

Multiple Russian media outlets are reporting that high-level direct talks on a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine have finished.

The Guardian: Putin's symbolic success may be that they couldn't persuade him to agree to an unconditional ceasefire.

Few concrete results were achieved on Friday at the first direct talks between Russia and Ukraine since 2022.

The demands from Moscow "contain Ultimates that Ukraine withdraws from its own territory to achieve a ceasefire, as well as other unacceptable and non-constructive conditions," said an insider from the Ukrainian delegation of the Reuters news agency. "Ukraine is ready for a genuine ceasefire and another authentic peace process without preconditions," he added. It was the warring parties' first direct talks since 2022. The talks were also attende…

14:56 For the first time since March 2022, delegations from Russia and Ukraine met on Friday during diplomatic talks. But during the conversation, which lasted more than an hour and a half, it became clear that...

For the first time in three years, Ukraine and Russia have been negotiating directly with each other.The hope is that a path to peace can be found – but expectations are low.In their efforts to end the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine, direct negotiations have begun between Ukrainian and Russian representatives in Istanbul.The delegations of both countries met with representatives of Turkey in the Dolmabahce Palace, as shown in video images …