Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Wednesday evening that Ukraine and Russia will hold a second round of talks in Istanbul on June 2.
The Russian delegation will again be led by presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky, who will reportedly present the Ukrainian delegation with a memorandum on a future peace treaty.
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This information has not yet been confirmed by Ukraine, but was published by the Russian news agency RIA Novosti today.
Kyiv Post has reached out to Ukraine’s Presidential Office for confirmation but has not received an answer at the time of publication.
Russian and Ukrainian delegations met in Turkey on May 16, which resulted in a 1,000-for-1,000 prisoner swap but failed to produce a ceasefire.
Lavrov’s proposal came after Moscow had rejected the Vatican and Geneva as possible venues for renewed talks between the two countries.
On Wednesday, the Kremlin’s spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, told reporters that the Kremlin would prefer Istanbul as a venue for future talks. “For example, the one that hosted the first round of talks,” Peskov said, “all the rest is a matter of mutual agreement.”
If confirmed, this would be the third round of negotiations between Ukraine and Russia in Istanbul, the first being in April 2022, which produced the Istanbul Communiqué.
US President Donald Trump has signalled increasing impatience with Moscow over escalating attacks on Ukrainian cities.
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This is a developing story.
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