The aggressor country russia refused to accept a 30-day ceasefire and a meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and russian dictator vladimir putin at the talks in Istanbul.
The Minister of Defense of Ukraine Rustem Umerov, who heads the Ukrainian delegation at the talks, has stated this. His words are quoted by Ukrinform.
According to him, during the talks the parties discussed three issues. These are a ceasefire, the release of captives and abducted children, as well as the organization of a meeting between Zelenskyy and putin.
"We agreed only on an exchange. We will provide the rest of the details later," Umerov said.
Later, at a press conference following the talks, Umerov said that the parties agreed on an exchange of two categories of prisoners of war. These are seriously wounded soldiers and soldiers aged 18-25.
We also wrote that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Ukraine and russia exchanged documents at talks in Istanbul in which the parties outlined steps to end the war.
Earlier, the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, Andrii Yermak, said that the Ukrainian side had handed over to the russians a list of kidnapped children whom russia must release.
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