Key Statements From FM Lavrov and Russian Negotiator Medinsky's Reports on Istanbul Talks to Putin
16:19 04.06.2025 (Updated: 17:03 04.06.2025)
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Key Statements From FM Lavrov and Russian Top Negotiator Medinsky's Reports on Istanbul Talks to Putin:
Head of the Russian delegation to the talks with Ukraine Vladimir Medinsky:
▪Moscow and Kiev exchanged memorandums on the conflict settlement, "the ball is on Ukraine's court;"
▪Kiev has reiterated its positions at the talks – to start with a 30-day ceasefire and use it to prepare for the summit;
▪The humanitarian issue "was on the sidelines of the negotiations;
▪The parties agreed on POWs exchange, first of all – wounded, seriously ill, soldiers under 25 years old;
▪Russia is ready to begin prisoner exchange with Ukraine on June 7-9.
FM Sergey Lavrov:
Zelensky made a mistake by turning down Russia's request for a short two-to-three-day halt to gather the dead and injured;
▪The meeting of the delegations of Russia and Ukraine was important and useful, the negotiation process is working;
▪ Both rounds of direct Russia-Ukraine talks yielded concrete results;
▪It is important not to give in to provocations aimed at disrupting the talks.
Head of the Russian delegation to the talks with Ukraine Vladimir Medinsky:
▪Moscow and Kiev exchanged memorandums on the conflict settlement, "the ball is on Ukraine's court;"
▪Kiev has reiterated its positions at the talks – to start with a 30-day ceasefire and use it to prepare for the summit;
▪The humanitarian issue "was on the sidelines of the negotiations;
▪The parties agreed on POWs exchange, first of all – wounded, seriously ill, soldiers under 25 years old;
▪Russia is ready to begin prisoner exchange with Ukraine on June 7-9.
FM Sergey Lavrov:
Zelensky made a mistake by turning down Russia's request for a short two-to-three-day halt to gather the dead and injured;
▪The meeting of the delegations of Russia and Ukraine was important and useful, the negotiation process is working;
▪ Both rounds of direct Russia-Ukraine talks yielded concrete results;
▪It is important not to give in to provocations aimed at disrupting the talks.
