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Kremlin Expects 'Difficult' Talks With Ukraine In Istanbul

Russia said that it expected talks with Ukraine later on Wednesday in Istanbul to be "difficult", downplaying expectations of a breakthrough at a meeting between the two sides after nearly three and a half years of war.

International Business Times

Russia and Ukraine discuss more prisoner exchanges at Istanbul talks

Ukraine proposed direct talks within weeks between Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Vladimir Putin.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine and Russia exchange more prisoners of war under Istanbul deal

Ukraine and Russia carried out another exchange of prisoners of war as agreed in the 2 June Istanbul talks. Kyiv has not revealed how many Ukrainian defenders have been exchanged at each stage, saying only that the Thursday swap focused on severely wounded soldiers.

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Ukraine war briefing: severely wounded soldiers next in prisoner exchanges

Ukraine and Russia earlier returned fallen soldiers’ remains; Moldova and Romania next for putin, Zelenskyy tells regional summit. What we know on day 1.205

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine accuses Russia of ‘dirty games’ in planned swap of dead troops

Russia and Ukraine each accused the other on Saturday of endangering plans to swap 6,000 bodies of soldiers killed in action

The Independent UK

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,200

These are the key events on day 1,200 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine demands return of children taken by Russia: How did Kyiv come up with the list?

Kyiv handed over to Moscow a list of forcefully deported Ukrainian children, demanding that the Kremlin return them home. Who are the children on the list, and why did Ukraine include just some 300 names in it?

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Russia-Ukraine direct talks: No ceasefire, but what did they agree to?

Delegations in Istanbul agree swap of at least 1,000 prisoners, but a ceasefire remains out of reach.

Al Jazeera

Second round of Ukraine-Russia talks end with PoW deal but no ceasefire

Delegations in Istanbul agree swap of at least 1,000 prisoners, and Ukraine says Russia agreed to return some abducted children

The Guardian - UK

Russia and Ukraine agree to prisoner swap but peace talks stall in Istanbul

The two sides agree to swap prisoners and remains of about 6,000 soldiers killed in combat but are at odds over a truce.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine wants a ceasefire, Russia wants Ukraine to surrender

After the second round of direct talks, which lasted just over an hour in Istanbul, Russia and Ukraine remain far apart in what each side demands from the other.

Euronews

Russia continues to reject an unconditional ceasefire says Ukraine after peace talks

The second round of peace talks between Russia and Ukraine lasted just over an hour

Evening Standard

Greenpeace steals Macron wax figure from Paris museum for anti-Russia protest

Greenpeace activists on Monday afternoon stole a wax figure of French President Emmanuel Macron from the Grévin wax museum in Paris museum and placed it in front of the Russian embassy as part of a pro-Ukraine protest.

Radio France Internationale

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,193

These are the key events on day 1,193 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

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Are direct talks between Russia and Ukraine likely to lead to peace?

Putin is trying to trick the world into thinking he’s open to a truce while boosting Moscow’s army, analysts say.

The Guardian - UK

Kremlin cites past wars as it threatens long conflict in Ukraine

Russian peace negotiator invokes Peter the Great’s 21-year struggle to defeat Sweden, as Putin is fond of doing

Al Jazeera

Trump says he will call Putin, Zelenskyy to discuss Ukraine ‘bloodbath’

The US leader says he will phone the Russian president, followed by his Ukrainian counterpart and NATO allies on Monday.

Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,178

These are the key events on day 1,178 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

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The Guardian - UK

Week of geopolitical poker over Ukraine ends with no endgame in sight

Path to peace looks as unclear as it was before European leaders’ meeting with Zelenskyy in Kyiv

Radio France Internationale

Russia and Ukraine hold first peace talks since 2022

The first direct talks on halting Russia's war on Ukraine in more than three years started on Friday in Istanbul, with low expectations the two sides will agree to end Europe's deadliest conflict since World War II.

Euronews

Ukraine open to 'all reasonable steps' to peace as Istanbul talks with Russia kick off

Ukraine and Russia meet in Istanbul for ceasefire talks, with Zelenskyy urging Putin to engage directly. Kyiv's top priority is a 30-day ceasefire and peace efforts.

Evening Standard

Ukraine war: Russia 'captures settlements' on frontline as direct talks to begin in Turkey

Zelensky accuses Moscow of sending ‘theatre prop’ negotiating team to Turkey

International Business Times

Russia And Ukraine To Meet In Istanbul, But Expectations Low

Delegations from Moscow and Kyiv will be in Istanbul Friday for what could be their first direct meeting on the conflict in Ukraine since 2022, but the absence of Russian President Vladimir Putin leaves little hope for progress in ending the war.

The Guardian - UK

Zelenskyy sends team for peace talks but says Russia ‘not serious enough’

Two sides set for first direct negotiations since March 2022 but Russia’s lower-level delegation in Istanbul seen as snub

The Independent UK

Trump declares Ukraine peace deal won’t happen until he and Putin ‘get together’ after Turkey talks fiasco

Volodymyr Zelensky says the Russian leader’s failure to attend talks in Turkey shows he is not serious about ending Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine

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