Russia and Ukraine have agreed a prisoner swap following peace talks as Putin's negotiator 'suggesting limited ceasefire'.

Russian and Ukrainian delegates met in Istanbul on Monday for their second set of direct peace talks, a day after Kyiv launched a shock drone attack on Russia’s nuclear-capable bombers, in an operation that President Volodymyr Zelensky said was a year and a half in the making.

Ukraine will propose a ceasefire during talks with Russia in Istanbul on June 2. The proposal calls for a complete and unconditional ceasefire, says Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The Ukrainian president said he held a lengthy meeting today with Defense Minister Rustem Umerov,

As Ukraine and Russia prepare for peace talks scheduled for June 2 in Istanbul, few observers expect a breakthrough. While the U.S. and Ukraine have pushed for an unconditional ceasefire, the Kremlin has rejected it.

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Ukraine will participate in the second round of negotiations with Russia in Istanbul, with the Ukrainian delegation led by Defense Minister Rustem Umerov, according to the Telegram channel of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Statements by the United States at the United Nations demonstrate the utmost clarity of their position on a ceasefire in Ukraine: it must be unconditional and immediate, First Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine Serhii Kyslytsia says.

Hundreds of towns are under evacuation orders in Ukraine’s northeastern Sumy region where Russian forces are focusing their attacks, as Kyiv officials warn it could be preparing a new offensive.Mandatory evacuation orders were issued for 11 settlements on Saturday,