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- Russian and Ukrainian delegations have completed a meeting in Istanbul, agreeing to an “all-for-all” prisoner swap and the return of the bodies of about 6,000 soldiers.
- Earlier, the Ukrainian delegation had accused Moscow of continuing to reject the idea of an unconditional ceasefire. Kyiv has proposed a meeting by the end of June to make progress, its delegation says.
- The talks took place as attacks by both sides have escalated in recent days. Ukraine carried out unprecedented drone attacks across Russia on Sunday, hitting bombers, while at least 12 soldiers were killed in a Russian missile attack on a military base in Ukraine’s Dnipro region.
- The first round of talks, held last month also in Istanbul, ended without a breakthrough, but the two sides agreed on a prisoner swap.