Translation. Region: Russian Federal
Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian –
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
Moscow/Minsk, June 27 (Xinhua) — Russia is ready for a third round of talks with Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday after a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council in Minsk.
“The subject of negotiations with Ukraine should be the discussion of memoranda between the two countries,” the Russian president said.
He recalled that Russia and Ukraine are currently fulfilling agreements on the exchange of prisoners of war, as well as the bodies of dead soldiers. The humanitarian component is important. This creates conditions for further resolution of the essence of the problem, the Russian leader added.
“We have already given away over six thousand bodies and are ready to give away almost three thousand more,” said V. Putin.
The leaders of both delegations are in constant contact with each other, the Russian President concluded.
Earlier, according to Ukrainian media reports citing the words of Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov, Ukraine plans to propose holding a meeting between V. Zelensky and V. Putin after the completion of the humanitarian exchange. –0–