Putin held a press convention following the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council assembly.
In his speech, the Russian President recalled that in negotiations hosted by Türkiye in Istanbul on June 2, agreements had been reached between Russia and Ukraine on the return of 6,000 frozen corpses of Ukrainian troopers, the alternate of severely ailing and wounded troopers, and prisoners of struggle beneath the age of 25.
Putin said, “Another exchange of prisoners took place yesterday. This is significant from a humanitarian standpoint. It creates favorable conditions for resolving the issue. We have returned more than 6,000 corpses to Ukraine. We are ready to hand over 3,000 more. The next move is up to the Ukrainian side.”
Commenting on the potential of a 3rd spherical of talks with Ukraine, Putin mentioned, “We are ready. A date and location need to be determined. I hope President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan remains committed to supporting the peace process. We are grateful to him for this. We are ready to hold the meeting in Istanbul. The heads of the Russian and Ukrainian delegations will set the date. They are in constant contact with each other, which is a good thing.”
Putin additionally famous that Russia and Ukraine had exchanged draft memorandums for a peace settlement, stating, “These are contradictory memorandums. Negotiations are being held to find paths to convergence.”
Source: www.anews.com.tr