Russia ukraine peace talk: There was a meeting between Russia-Ukraine on Monday (2 June 2025) in Istanbul of Turki. Looking at the attitude of the two countries in the meeting that lasted for about an hour, one thing became clear that there could not be an immediate ceasefire between Russia-Ukraine. However, there has been a consensus between the two countries about some things.
Rules of dead bodies of slain soldiers
According to the report of the news agency Associate Press, in peace talks, Russia and Ukraine agreed to exchange the bodies of 6,000 soldiers killed in the war. Russia’s representative Medinski said that the bodies will be handed over through the gray zone. However, ceasefire is necessary in the area where the dead bodies will be exchanged. According to Medinski, a ceasefire has been proposed for some frontline areas.
Standing committee will be formed between the two countries
In this peace talks between Russia-Ukraine, the exchange of 1000-1000 prisoners has also been agreed. However, when its process will start, information has not been given. For this, both countries have agreed to the formation of a standing committee. Through its committee, the process of exchange of prisoners in future will be completed in a fast and smooth manner.
Defense Minister Rustom Umrov, who led the Ukrainian delegation, said that Russia presented a memorandum on the table of the talks, stating the terms of Kremlin to end enmity. According to the report, he said that Ukraine officials need a week’s time to review the document and decide on the response. He said that Ukraine has proposed further talks on peace talks between June 20 and June 30.
Russia’s condition regarding ceasefire
The memorandum given by Russia suggested that Ukraine withdrew its army from four regions that Russia captured in September 2022, but never completely occupied as a condition of the ceasefire. It said that Ukraine should ban the military presence of any third country on its earth.
The Russian document further proposed, “Ukraine should end the martial law and conduct elections, after which the two countries can sign a comprehensive peace treaty. Ukraine should abandon his effort to join NATO. Ukraine will set a limit on the size of his armed forces and recognize the Russian language as the official language of the country.” However, Ukraine and Western countries rejected all the demands of Moscow earlier.