Diverging ideas for peace as Ukraine and Russia present proposals at Istanbul talks

Although nan 2nd information of talks betwixt Kyiv and Moscow did not bring an extremity to Russia's full-scale penetration of Ukraine immoderate closer, it did supply much specifications connected wherever some sides guidelines and much specifically what they are demanding from each other.

In nan tally up to Monday's meeting, Kyiv and Moscow reportedly agreed to some taxable their individual "peace memorandum," outlining nan cardinal positions earlier delegations met for talks.

Ukraine handed its memorandum to Russia up of nan meeting, but Russia waited until nan gathering took spot successful Istanbul earlier delivering its document.

Similar to nan first information connected 16 May, negotiations ended pinch an statement for a captive speech covering 2 categories: young soldiers betwixt nan property of 18-25 years and earnestly sick POWs.

Kyiv and Moscow besides agreed to speech nan bodies of nan fallen soldiers, numbering 6,000 from each side.

Russian authorities media reported that nan heads of nan delegations held a abstracted gathering which lasted 2 and a half hours – much than doubly arsenic agelong arsenic nan charismatic talks – and according to Kremlin-affiliated outlets it "predetermined an businesslike people of further negotiations."

Kyiv's bid memorandum

The cardinal constituent successful Ukraine's roadmap is simply a ceasefire. Kyiv is demanding that beryllium nan first measurement towards immoderate further measures and immoderate imaginable bid deals.

The Ukrainian delegation again offered Moscow a complete ceasefire arsenic good arsenic a reciprocal speech of prisoners of war, nan return of children abducted by Russia and nan merchandise of each civilians from Russian captivity.

Defence Minister Rustem Umerov, who led Kyiv's team, confirmed that Ukraine handed to Russia a database of "several hundred" Ukrainian children forcefully deported by Russia.

Another point connected nan schedule was organising a gathering astatine activity level, perchance pinch US President Donald Trump successful attendance.

"We judge that further activity betwixt nan delegations makes consciousness if it is aimed astatine preparing a gathering betwixt authorities leaders. We person projected to nan Russian broadside to clasp a gathering astatine nan level of leaders by nan extremity of this month, from 20 to 30 June. This is very important for nan speech process," Umerov said.

According to media reports, Ukraine's memorandum besides states that Kyiv will proceed connected its way toward joining nan EU and will go a personnel of NATO if location is statement wrong nan alliance.

Kyiv is reportedly besides calling for information guarantees that would forestall Russia from launching different onslaught connected nan country, arsenic good arsenic nan engagement of nan world organization to execute this.

In return, Ukraine reportedly whitethorn beryllium consenting to judge nan gradual lifting of immoderate sanctions against Russia, but pinch a system for their snapback renewal if necessary.

Moscow's bid memorandum

Russia claims to person offered Ukraine a "partial" ceasefire covering definite parts of nan frontline successful its roadmap.

Vladimir Medinsky, nan caput of nan Russian delegation, said Russia prepared a "two-part memorandum" nan 2nd portion of which proposes a 2 to three-day ceasefire successful definite areas during nan negotiations.

He besides announced nan upcoming captive speech and confirmed that nan Russian delegation had received a database of 339 names of nan children handed complete by Ukraine.

Medinsky said Russia will see each lawsuit connected nan database and accused Kyiv of what he called "staging a show" connected nan taxable of nan deported children, adding that it is chiefly targeted astatine "sympathetic Europeans."

Medinsky said Kyiv is "trying to compression retired a tear by raising this issue."

According to charismatic Ukrainian information, up to 20,000 Ukrainian children stay successful Russia aft being illegally deported from Ukraine. These are nan children for whom elaborate accusation has been collected. Their spot of residence successful Ukraine and their location successful Russia are known. The existent fig is apt to beryllium overmuch higher.

Yale's Humanitarian Research Lab placed nan number of deported Ukrainian children person to 35,000. Moscow claimed nan number could beryllium arsenic precocious arsenic 700,000.

Regarding a complete ceasefire, Russia's first information is Kyiv's "complete withdrawal of forces" from 4 regions of Ukraine - Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson - which Moscow claims arsenic its ain annexed "new territories."

Russia besides demands world nickname of nan territories it has occupied since 2014, including nan Crimean Peninsula.

As per Russia's roadmap, Western arms supplies to Ukraine should beryllium stopped during nan ceasefire and this besides applies to intelligence sharing.

Moscow besides demands Ukraine assistance martial rule and clasp elections earlier immoderate bid woody tin beryllium signed.

The 2 June gathering successful Istanbul instrumentality spot a time aft Ukraine's cognition "Spiderweb," which opportunity Kyiv deed complete a 3rd of each Russian rocket carriers successful a coordinated drone onslaught connected Sunday.**

Following that operation, Russia's demands to Ukraine voiced successful Istanbul besides see "Kyiv's refusal to prosecute successful sabotage and subversive activities against Russia."