Ukraine conveys to russia its vision of steps towards ceasefire and awaiting their "memorandum" - Umerov

Ukraine has conveyed to the russian side its vision of steps towards a ceasefire and is awaiting their "memorandum".

This was announced by Defense Minister Rustem Umerov on his page on Facebook, Ukrainian News Agency reports.

"After the tough statements of President Trump, European leaders, President Zelenskyy, who proved that the world is united around achieving peace for Ukraine, the russians finally announced that they had completed their "memorandum". However, they are delaying the transfer of the document. I handed over to the head of the russian delegation our document, which reflects the Ukrainian position. They received this document," he reported.

Umerov noted that the Ukrainian side confirms Ukraine's readiness for a complete and unconditional ceasefire and further diplomatic work.

"We are not against meetings with the russians and expect their "memorandum" so that the meeting is not empty and can really bring the end of the war closer. The russian side has at least four more days before departure to hand over their document to us for processing," he noted.

Umerov emphasized that Ukraine has always been and will be as constructive as possible, meetings of the parties must yield results, which is why each meeting must be properly prepared.

"The russian side promised to hand over the "memorandum" immediately after the exchange. We call on the russian side to immediately fulfill this promise and stop trying to make the meeting destructive. Diplomacy must be meaningful, and a new meeting must have results," the minister noted.

According to a message from the russian Foreign Ministry on the Telegram channel, russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov said that the russian delegation led by Vladimir Medinsky is ready to present the russian "memorandum" to the Ukrainian delegation and provide the necessary explanations during the second round of resumed direct negotiations in Istanbul next Monday, June 2.

As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, after the meeting of the delegations of Ukraine and the russian federation in Turkey on May 16, a prisoner exchange in the "1,000 for 1,000" format took place on May 23-25.

The parties also agreed to exchange their visions of steps towards a ceasefire.