Main points from the briefing of the Ukrainian delegation following the results of the second round of negotiations
Representatives of the Ukrainian delegation — Defense Minister Rustem Umerov, Deputy Foreign Minister Serhiy Kyslytsya, and Deputy Chief of the Defence Intelligence Directorate Vadym Skibitskyi — briefed journalists on the outcome of the talks with the Russian delegation in Turkey.
▫️russia did not agree to a ceasefire or a leaders’ summit; the only progress was an arrangement on a prisoner exchange.
▫️If russians were truly ready for a ceasefire, their aircraft would not have been blown up.
▫️On prisoners, both sides agreed to focus on three categories in an “all-for-all” format: (1) the seriously ill and severely wounded, (2) young soldiers aged 18 to 25, and (3) the remains of fallen troops on a “6,000 for 6,000” basis.
▫️Ukraine pressed for the release of Ukrainian children whom russia illegally deported from the temporarily occupied territories.
▫️The Ukrainian side received russia’s “memorandum” only today; the teams will have one week to study the documents, after which they will coordinate next steps.
▫️All key issues can be resolved only at a meeting of the leaders; further work of the negotiating group makes sense only if it prepares such a summit.
▫️Ukraine calls for genuine efforts to stop the war.
▫️Kyiv wants European and U.S. partners fully integrated into the negotiation process.
▫️A ceasefire is the foundation for future talks aimed at a durable peace.
▫️Ukraine proposed holding another meeting with russia between 20 and 30 June.
