Ukraine and Russia agree to a prisoner swap — but made little headway beyond that
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hailed Monday's second round of direct peace talks between Ukraine and Russia as "very, very momentous".
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hailed Monday's second round of direct peace talks between Ukraine and Russia as "very, very momentous".
READ MORE : http://www.africanews.com/2025/06/03/ukraine-and-russia-agree-to-a-prisoner-swap-but-made-little-headway-beyond-that
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00:00Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan praises Ukraine and Russia for Monday's peace talks in Istanbul.
00:07On a breakthrough came on ending the war, both sides made some progress on other key issues.
00:18It was really a very, very momentous meeting.
00:22After a thousand prisoners were exchanged last time, the two sides have agreed that another swap will happen of over a thousand detainees.
00:35My greatest wish is to bring together both Vladimir Putin, Vladimir Zelensky in Istanbul or Ankara and even have Mr. Trump with them.
00:52The talks came just hours after tit-for-tat drone strikes.
00:58He was calling for more negotiations later this month.