Moscow will solely comply with a full cease-fire if Ukrainian forces withdraw from the 4 areas partially occupied by Russia, in line with a replica of a negotiating doc printed Monday by state news businesses.
The memorandum was handed over to Ukraine throughout the second spherical of talks in Istanbul, and confirmed Russia’s claims to the 4 partly occupied Ukrainian areas of Donetsk, Lugansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson.
Russia handed over a two-part memorandum to Ukraine through Türkiye for a cease-fire and an finish to the struggle, in line with Moscow’s chief negotiator, Vladimir Medinsky.
“The plan is quite detailed,” Medinsky mentioned in Istanbul. The first half incorporates Moscow’s concepts for attaining lasting peace. The second half lists, in varied variations, steps to attain an entire cease-fire.
He mentioned the Ukrainians have been now analyzing the plan. “They are studying it and will respond. We will see,” Medinsky mentioned after the talks, which lasted about an hour. He didn’t present any particular particulars in regards to the Russian memorandum. The Ukrainian aspect continues to demand an unconditional cease-fire for 30 days to be able to then negotiate with out combating.
Medinsky additionally confirmed plans for one more prisoner change, much like the one in May, through which at the least 1,000 folks on all sides are to be launched. In addition, 6,000 our bodies are to be exchanged. To this finish, there shall be a brief ceasefire of two or three days on varied sections of the entrance line in order that either side can recuperate their lifeless. “This is now being worked out by our military and Ukrainian experts,” Medinsky mentioned.
Russia has additionally acquired a listing of 339 kids whom Ukraine needs again, Medinsky mentioned. The circumstances at the moment are being reviewed. Children and their mother and father are to be reunited, he mentioned.
The talks in Istanbul have been the second spherical of direct negotiations after a failed first spherical in May. The final such direct negotiations on ending the struggle occurred in 2022.
Source: www.dailysabah.com