{"id":1548866,"date":"2025-07-24T19:45:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T23:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/?p=1548866"},"modified":"2025-07-24T19:45:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T23:45:00","slug":"istanbul-talks-russia-proposes-brief-truces-as-another-pow-swap-achieved","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/istanbul-talks-russia-proposes-brief-truces-as-another-pow-swap-achieved\/1548866\/","title":{"rendered":"Istanbul Talks: Russia Proposes Brief Truces, As Another POW Swap Achieved"},"content":{"rendered":"

Istanbul Talks: Russia Proposes Brief Truces, As Another POW Swap Achieved<\/span><\/p>\n

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The only substantial thing to come from the Wednesday Russia-Ukraine talks – which is the third round of dialogue – is another sizeable prisoner swap, which Ukraine’s President Zelensky has confirmed.<\/p>\n

He said a post on social media that Wednesday’s prisoner swap has resulted in more than 1,000 Ukrainian prisoners had been returned under the agreement<\/strong>. “For a thousand families, this means the joy of embracing their loved ones again,” Zelensky said.<\/p>\n

He pointed out that many of the prisoners had been in captivity for more than three years<\/strong>. “It is important that the exchanges are ongoing and our people are coming home,” he said of the multi-phased exchange deal.<\/p>\n

Via Reuters<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

“We will continue doing everything possible to ensure that every one of our people returns from captivity.”<\/p>\n

As for what was discussed at Wednesday’s meeting, Ukraine’s lead negotiator, Rustem Umerov, has told reporters: “Priority number one is to organize the meeting of the leaders, of presidents,” in comments after the talks.<\/p>\n

Ukraine wants talks by the end of August also with Presidents Trump and Erdogan participating – but the Kremlin has been cold on this proposal, citing that no progress has been made in lower-level engagement thus far.<\/p>\n

Moscow’s lead negotiator Vladimir Medinsky has said: “The positions are quite distant. We agreed to continue contacts<\/strong>.”<\/p>\n

He said both countries agreed to exchange 1,200 prisoners of war each and that Moscow offered to hand Kyiv the bodies of 3,000 killed soldiers.<\/p>\n

“We once again proposed to the Ukrainian side… to establish short 24- to 48-hour ceasefires on the line of contact<\/strong>, so that medical teams are able to collect the wounded and so that commanders can come take the bodies of their soldiers,” he added.<\/p>\n

However, Kiev has been pressing for a long-term truce, which Russia has rejected on fears that Ukraine’s military would just use a long pause to rearm and regroup along the front lines.<\/p>\n

Putin’s office as of Tuesday had laid out that “Nobody expects an easy path. Naturally, it will be a very difficult conversation. [Ukraine\u2019s\u00a0and Russia\u2019s\u00a0peace proposals] are diametrically opposed to one another<\/strong>.”<\/p>\n

.@proud_diplomat<\/a> : Anyone who believes that Zelensky is really committed to accelerating moves towards peace in Ukraine may, I fear, be overly optimistic. https:\/\/t.co\/nbOuFQjy39<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Responsible Statecraft (@RStatecraft) July 24, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

But there’s a Trump-imposed deadline looming, albeit it remains vague. Trump last week said that Russia has 50 days to reach an agreement to end the war or face more far-reaching sanctions.<\/p>\n

The Kremlin has responded by calling the threat “misguided” as no one should expect a breakthrough and thus no timeline can be arbitrarily imposed on a peace deal, citing “many factors” which remain complex.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span>
\nThu, 07\/24\/2025 – 15:45<\/span><\/p>\n

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