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Istanbul Talks Yield Prisoner Exchange as Russian Demands Block Ceasefire

Russia’s insistence on Ukrainian territorial concessions has stalled a broader truce despite agreement on a 1,000-for-1,000 prisoner swap

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Screenshot eines vom ukrainischen Sicherheitsdienstes veröffentlichten Videos einer ukrainische Drohne, die russische Flugzeuge tief im russischen Hoheitsgebiet angreift.

Overview

  • Negotiators concluded their second Istanbul round in under two hours with commitments to swap 1,000 prisoners per side and return 6,000 fallen soldiers’ remains.
  • Ukraine’s defense minister accused Moscow of delaying the talks by withholding its peace proposal until negotiations began.
  • In the days before the meeting, Ukrainian SBU drones struck four Russian airbases, destroying over 40 strategic bombers.
  • Hours after the talks ended, Russian drone swarms targeted multiple Ukrainian regions, triggering air raid alerts and injuring civilians.
  • President Zelenskiy received an invitation to the NATO summit in The Hague as the EU and US weigh fresh sanctions and Ukraine warns of a looming gas shortage.