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BBC News
5 days ago
- Politics
- BBC News
Russia and Ukraine trade drone attacks after latest ceasefire talks
Drone strikes by both Moscow and Kyiv killed two in Russia and three in Ukraine, hours after a brief third round of ceasefire talks concluded in people were found dead in the rubble of a house after a strike in Ukraine's eastern Kharkiv region and several people were wounded in the cities of Cherkasy and Zaporizhzhia. The famous Pryvoz market - a Unesco world heritage site in the Black Sea port city of Odesa - was also hit and several fires broke out across the city following an overnight attack, authorities Russian authorities said two people were killed and 11 injured in an overnight Ukrainian drone strike on Sochi, in Russia's Krasnodar region. Another Russian attack on the Ukrainian city Kharkiv on Thursday morning also left 33 and Russian delegations met on Wednesday evening in Istanbul in the third round of ceasefire side appeared to harbour much hope for progress before start of the talks, which according to the head of the Ukrainian delegation lasted barely an head of the Russian delegation, Vladimir Medinsky, said both countries agreed to swap 1,200 prisoners of war and that Russia had offered to transfer 3,000 bodies of fallen Ukrainian soldiers back to no tangible steps were taken to end the conflict, now well into its fourth year, and both sides accused the other of rejecting their ideas."We did not expect a breakthrough. A breakthrough is hardly possible," said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on of the meeting the head of the Ukrainian delegation, Rustem Umerov, said the "priority" for Kyiv was to organise a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky before the end of August. But Peskov poured cold water on the idea, saying it was "premature" for the two presidents to meet. "They [Ukraine] are trying to put the cart slightly ahead of the horse," he said, adding much more work had to be done before any such meeting could take MP Oleksiy Hocharenko said on Facebook that a separate meeting between Umerov and Medinsky had taken place behind closed doors on the sidelines of the main said Umerov and Medinsky have a "good relationship".The first two rounds of ceasefire talks were held in May and June at the request of US President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly said he wants to see the end of the "horrible, bloody war" that was sparked by Russia's invasion of Ukraine in this month Trump set a deadline of 50 days for Russia and Ukraine to end the war, threatening "severe tariffs" on Moscow if a deal is not has long refused to budge on its preconditions for peace - namely the removal of the "root causes" of the war, which include Ukraine becoming a neutral state, dramatically reducing its military and abandoning its Nato of these are acceptable to Kyiv, or to its Western allies."We will do everything to make diplomacy work," Zelensky said on social media on Thursday after the talks. "But it is Russia that must end this war that it started itself."
Arab News
6 days ago
- Politics
- Arab News
Ukraine hopes for ‘constructive' position from Russia at talks
ISTANBUL: Ukraine is ready to agree a ceasefire with Russia at talks in Istanbul on Wednesday but results from the meeting will depend on whether Russia takes a 'constructive position,' a source in the Ukrainian delegation told AFP. 'Everything will depend on whether Russia stops speaking in ultimatums and takes a constructive position. This will determine whether results can be achieved at this meeting,' the source told AFP.
Al Arabiya
7 days ago
- Politics
- Al Arabiya
Russian delegation heads to Turkey for peace talks with Ukraine
Russian negotiators are flying to Turkey for the first peace talks with Ukraine in more than seven weeks, Russian news agencies reported on Wednesday. State agency TASS said talks would take place later on Wednesday in Istanbul. A Ukrainian delegation has alos set off for Turkey for a new round of talks with Russia on Wednesday, a senior Ukrainian official told AFP. The team are 'on their way,' the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity. Data from tracking site Flightradar24 showed the plane used by Russian delegation chief Vladimir Medinsky to fly to previous talks in Istanbul had taken off from Moscow. The warring sides held two previous rounds of talks in Istanbul, on May 16 and June 2, that led to the exchange of thousands of prisoners of war and the remains of dead soldiers. But they have made no breakthrough towards a ceasefire or a settlement to end almost three and a half years of war. US President Donald Trump last week threatened heavy new sanctions on Russia and countries that buy its exports unless a peace deal was reached within 50 days. But three sources close to the Kremlin told Reuters that Putin, unfazed by Trump's ultimatum, would keep on fighting in Ukraine until the West engaged on his terms for peace, and that his territorial demands may widen as Russian forces advance.
Yahoo
20-06-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Russia says it expects agreement next week on date for next peace talks with Ukraine
ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) -Russia expects to agree with Ukraine next week on a date for a third round of peace talks, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday. Kremlin aide Vladimir Medinsky, who heads the Russian delegation, is in contact with his Ukrainian counterpart, Peskov said. Resuming negotiations after a gap of more than three years, the two sides held face-to-face talks in Istanbul on May 16 and June 2 that led to a series of prisoner exchanges and the return of the bodies of dead soldiers. But they have made no progress towards a ceasefire which Ukraine, with Western backing, has been pressing for. Russia says it wants a final settlement, not just a pause in the fighting, and is insisting on territorial and other demands that Ukraine says would be tantamount to capitulation. The conflict has intensified in recent weeks, with Russia carrying out some of its heaviest air attacks of the war and Ukraine mounting surprise drone strikes on airfields on June 1 that inflicted serious damage on Russia's nuclear-capable bomber fleet.
Yahoo
20-06-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Russia says it expects agreement next week on date for next peace talks with Ukraine
ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) -Russia expects to agree with Ukraine next week on a date for a third round of peace talks, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday. Kremlin aide Vladimir Medinsky, who heads the Russian delegation, is in contact with his Ukrainian counterpart, Peskov said. Resuming negotiations after a gap of more than three years, the two sides held face-to-face talks in Istanbul on May 16 and June 2 that led to a series of prisoner exchanges and the return of the bodies of dead soldiers. But they have made no progress towards a ceasefire which Ukraine, with Western backing, has been pressing for. Russia says it wants a final settlement, not just a pause in the fighting, and is insisting on territorial and other demands that Ukraine says would be tantamount to capitulation. The conflict has intensified in recent weeks, with Russia carrying out some of its heaviest air attacks of the war and Ukraine mounting surprise drone strikes on airfields on June 1 that inflicted serious damage on Russia's nuclear-capable bomber fleet.
