“Moscow is ready to transfer to Kiev the project of a document with the conditions of reaching an agreement on the settlement of the war immediately after the completion of the exchange of prisoners of war, said the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov. “We are actively working on the second part of the arrangements, which provides for the preparation of each of the parties to the project of the document with the presentation of the conditions for reaching a stable, long -term, comprehensive agreement on settlement. As soon as the exchange of prisoners of war is completed, by this time we will be ready to transfer the project to the Ukrainian side of such a document that the Russian side is now completing, ”he said. Also, according to him, the Russian side “completes the preparatory work on compiling a list for the exchange of prisoners of war on the principle of a thousand per thousand.” Lavrov says that Moscow “remains a peaceful settlement” and “always open for negotiations.” Read also: Zelensky: The work of Russia on the Memorandum for ceasefire is “abuse from all over the world” today Ukraine and Russia have conducted a large -scale exchange of prisoners of war and civilians. The Minister of Defense of Ukraine Rustem Umerov then stated that new exchanges are expected within the framework of Istanbul agreements, which will last for several days. On May 19, US President Donald Trump spent some telephone conversations with Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky with some European leaders. After that, Trump stated that negotiations between Russia and Ukraine “on ceasefire and, more importantly, about the termination of the war” will begin “immediately”. After a telephone conversation with Trump, Putin told reporters on May 19 that Russia and Ukraine “should find compromises that arrange both sides.” According to him, “the Russian Federation is ready to work with Kiev on a memorandum about a future peace treaty.” Zelensky stated the next day that “Ukraine is ready for any negotiation format that will produce the result”, but “if Russia will continue to put forward unrealistic conditions and undermine possible results, there should be strict consequences.” So far, Russia has not given any signs that it is ready to make any significant compromise. She often signaled the opposite, repeating the long stated positions that Ukraine calls unacceptable.”, – WRITE: www.radiosvoboda.org
Also, according to him, the Russian side “completes the preparatory work on compiling a list for the exchange of prisoners of war on the principle of a thousand per thousand.”
Lavrov says that Moscow “remains a peaceful settlement” and “always open for negotiations.”
Read also: Zelensky: The work of Russia on a “Memorandum” to cease fire is “bullying from all over the world”
Today, Ukraine and Russia have conducted a large -scale exchange of prisoners of war and civilians. The Minister of Defense of Ukraine Rustem Umerov then stated that new exchanges are expected within the framework of Istanbul agreements, which will last for several days.
On May 19, US President Donald Trump spent some telephone conversations with Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky with some European leaders. After that, Trump stated that negotiations between Russia and Ukraine “on ceasefire and, more importantly, about the termination of the war” will begin “immediately”.
After a telephone conversation with Trump, Putin told reporters on May 19 that Russia and Ukraine “should find compromises that arrange both sides.” According to him, “the Russian Federation is ready to work with Kiev on a memorandum about a future peace treaty.”
Zelensky stated the next day that “Ukraine is ready for any negotiation format that will produce the result”, but “if Russia will continue to put forward unrealistic conditions and undermine possible results, there should be strict consequences.”
So far, Russia has not given any signs that it is ready to make any significant compromise. She often signaled the opposite, repeating the long stated positions that Ukraine calls unacceptable.