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Russia, Ukraine and Prisoner of war

Planned Russia-Ukraine prisoner swap descends into blame game and uncertainty

A planned exchange of Russian and Ukrainian prisoners of war failed to take place on Saturday, with Moscow accusing Kyiv of postponing the swap at the last minute, which Ukrainian officials dismissed as more “dirty games” from the Kremlin.

Ukrinform · 46m

Ukraine urges Russia not to create artificial obstacles to prisoner exchanges

The Ukrainian Defense Ministry has called on Russia to refrain from creating artificial barriers to prisoner exchanges and the repatriation of fallen soldiers. — Ukrinform.

U.S. News & World Report · 3h

Russia Says Ukraine Postpones Prisoner Exchange, Accepting Bodies

"In strict accordance with the Istanbul agreements, on June 6, Russia began a humanitarian operation to hand over to Ukraine more than 6,000 bodies of killed Ukrainian servicemen,

Russia, Ukraine and Istanbul

Fox News on MSN · 5d

Ukraine, Russia meet for peace talks in Istanbul after explosive weekend

Ukrainian peace talks Monday amid heightened tensions after Ukraine's drone attack on Russian airfields, and unclaimed bridge explosions.

ABC News on MSN · 5d

Istanbul peace talks resume as Russia reels from surprise Ukraine drone attack

Ukrainian and Russian delegations are set to meet again in Istanbul, Turkey, on Monday to take part in the next round of U.S.-brokered peace talks.

European Council on Foreign Rel… · 1d

The long game: How Europeans can shape the outcome of Ukraine-Russia talks

The second meeting between Ukraine and Russia in Istanbul has shown that a settlement is a distant prospect. To strengthen Ukraine’s hand in future talks, Europeans have a three-fold task.

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Ukraine and Russia hold talks in Istanbul a day after Kyiv’s stunning drone attacks

ISTANBUL (AP) — Delegations from Russia and Ukraine met Monday in Turkey for their second round of direct peace talks in just ...

The Washington Post5d

Ukraine, Russia hold brief talks, agree on prisoner exchange but little else

ISTANBUL — Russia and Ukraine met for a brief second round of direct talks in Istanbul on Monday, agreeing to swap dead and captured soldiers, but otherwise there was no significant progress ...

USA Today5d

Russia and Ukraine to hold more peace talks after Kyiv hits nuclear-capable bombers

ISTANBUL, June 2 (Reuters ... as both sides merely stated their opening negotiating positions. More: Russia and Ukraine ramp up war with drone strikes, bridge blasts on eve of peace talks ...

The Hindu2d

In Istanbul, Russia and Ukraine talk peace but are still far apart on truce

“Russia is the aggressor and Ukraine is a country that is defending ... (Ruchi Kumar is an independent journalist based in Istanbul.) ...

The New York Times5d

Ukraine-Russia Peace Talks Raise Hopes but Yield Little Progress

June 2, 2025 Russia and Ukraine met in Istanbul on Monday for peace talks, a day after trading some of the most intense air attacks of the war, but the discussions produced little result beyond ...

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Zelenskyy says Ukraine will send a delegation to Istanbul for talks with Russia on Monday

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine will send a delegation to Istanbul for a new round of direct peace talks with ...

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