Ukraine and Russia are working on a New Exchange of War Prisoners. This was announced on Monday by Ukrainian Minister of Defense, Rustem Umérov, after the meeting between Moscow and Kyiv delegations in Istanbul. Later, the Ukrainian president, Volodimir Zelenski, has confirmed that, after the exchange of 1,000 captives of each party that was agreed on May 16 in the Turkish city and materialized a few days later, there will be a new exchange of prisoners.
In this case it has been agreed to exchange all the War or gravity patients prisoners of war and also release all captive military between 18 and 25 years. In addition, they have also reached another agreement for the exchange of the mortal remains of 6,000 soldiers of each side fallen behind the enemy lines.
The exchange of prisoners has been the first announcement they have made after just an hour of meeting in which they have agreed to meet again to continue peace conversations. The previous round, which was also held in the Turkish city on May 16, had extended for three hours and resulted in a exchange of 1,000 for 1,000 prisoners of war. Now, everything indicates that the exchange is equally 1,000 for 1,000, they could even raise that figure to 200 more prisoners.
Ukraine will take a week to analyze Russia’s memorandum
Beyond the exchange of prisoners, the truth is that this Monday’s goal was analyze the memorandum of both parties About the conditions for a cease-fire. But as Ukraine had denounced the last weeks, Russia had not yet sent his. In fact, it has been this Monday when he has delivered it, as confirmed by the Russian chief negotiator, Vladimir Medinski.
Precisely, Ukraine had demanded from Moscow to send the Russian part as soon as possible for the meeting on Monday to already produce results. But after his delay and having delivered it at the same meeting, Ukraine has assured that It will take a week to analyze and respond the conditions presented by Russia to declare the 30 -day fire that Kyiv asks and thus give a boost to the peace negotiations.
Russia promises to study the list of 339 deported Ukrainian children
On the other hand, Kyiv emissaries have delivered on Monday the List of 339 deported Ukrainian children of the territories that Russia occupies in Ukraine and that have earned the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, a Arrest order of the International Criminal Court (CPI).
Ukraine has reiterated on Monday that Those children “must be returned”. Thus, the head of the Ukrainian Presidential Office, Andrí Yermak, said that “the return of Ukrainian children is a integral part of any fair and lasting peace and a key element of trust “between the parties to negotiate.”The ball is on Russia’s roof. Good faith are not words, but actions. And now is the time to prove it, “Yermak insisted.
For his part, Russia has affirmed that they will study the list of children’s names to facilitate their return to the neighboring country, even so Russia denies that they have been kidnapped. “Russia will study each case without exception from the Ukrainian list (…) There is not a single stolen child,There are saved children and taken from combat areas, “said Russian chief negotiator, Vladimir Medinski.
Ukraine proposes a three -year meeting between June 20 and 30
After this Monday’s meeting, both delegations have agreed to see each other again, but Ukraine wanted to take another step and He has proposed to Russia to celebrate between June 20 and 30 Three bands with the presidents of Ukraine, USA and Russia –Volodímir Zelenski, Donald Trump y Vladimir Putinrespectively- to give a boost to peace negotiations.
For Ukraine, this meeting is “crucial to advance in the negotiation process.” Without going any further, Zelenski’s availability is total. As the Foreign spokesman for Ukraine, Guerogui Tiji, the Ukrainian President “is ready to meet tomorrow.” “If Putin says he wants to meet tomorrow, President Zelenski will meet him tomorrow. We don’t have a problem with that. Unfortunately, the problem is on your side, “he said.
Russia and Ukraine gather after the ‘Telaraña Operation’, the hard Ukrainian blow to Russian aviation
This Monday’s meeting in Istanbul was produced after the unprecedented attack of Ukraine against Russian aviation. The so -called ‘Cobweb operation‘which has been planned to the millimeter by Ukrainian intelligence and has needed a year and a half of preparation, has assigned a Very hard blow to Russia.
The operation consisted of putting several trucks in Russian territory, thousands of kilometers away from the border with Ukraine, placing them next to Russian air bases and from them Fly drones that have annihilated dozens of bombers Del Kremlin.
This “cobweb operation” has been a milestone for the damage it has caused in the Russian army. The result is disastrous: 7,000 billion in losses and 41 aircraft attacked, 34% of Russian cruise missile carriers, of which 14 have been totally destroyed.
