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Although there is no agreement on a ceasefire in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine talks in Istanbul, both countries have agreed on the exchange of prisoners of war.
The Guardian reported that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy had agreed to an exchange of 1,000/1,000 prisoners of war between the two sides, with the possibility of an additional 200 prisoners of war . President Zelensky has also agreed on the return of the dead soldiers' bodies, but has mentioned that necessary preparations should be made for this. Al Jazeera also said that an agreement has been reached regarding the return of the bodies of 6,000 soldiers.
The international media reported that the Ukrainian representative had submitted to the Russian side a list of about 400 Ukrainian children who had been abducted. But the Russian side has committed to try to return only 10 of them.
Earlier, the Ukrainian representative participating in the talks accused Moscow of constantly rejecting the demand for a permanent ceasefire. In this negotiation, Kiev has proposed to hold another meeting by the end of June to achieve progress. The delegation said .
Ukraine destroyed 41 Russian military aircraft at four airfields in the Arctic and Siberia. Zelensky, who did not participate in the talks, is on a visit to Lithuania. He called for tougher sanctions there if Russia did not agree to a cease-fire.
After almost 3 years of conflict, 'face to face' talks between Russia and Ukraine have started . Officials of Russia and Ukraine had already sat in a round of peace talks in Istanbul, the capital of Turkey.
