The first direct negotiations in three years Between Ukraine and the Russian Federation took place on May 16 in Istanbul, the United States and Turkey also attracted them. The parties agreed on the exchange of prisoners, talked about a 30-day ceasefire, as well as the likely meeting of leaders. Ukraine until the meeting June 2 Prepared a memorandumwhich sets out the main provisions of the probable agreement with the Russian Federation and the negotiation process. In particular, they relate to sanctions, ceasefire, security guarantees for Ukraine, the media wrote.
The second round of negotiations also took place in Istanbul on June 2. According to Umarov, the delegations managed to coordinate the exchange of prisoners according to the “all” formula for all for military personnel of two categories: seriously wounded/seriously ill and young. The minister also said that Ukraine invited the Russian side to hold another meeting from June 20 to 30.
On the same day, Russian propagandists published the text of the Memorandum, which Moscow introduced in Istanbul. It contains Three sections with two options for the ceasefire and 31 points. The document prescribes, in particular, the withdrawal of the Armed Forces from the Donetsk, Lugansk, Zaporizhzhya and Kherson regions, the “international recognition” of these territories, as well as Crimea, Russian, Russian The ban on the reception and placement of nuclear weapons in Ukraine, the presidential elections and the Verkhovna Rada, which supposedly should take place no later than 100 days after the cancellation of martial law.
