Russia, Ukraine 'will immediately start negotiations'
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Donald Trump has claimed that a major prisoner swap between Ukraine and Russia that got underway today could “lead to something big”. The US president announced the swap of 2,000 prisoners of war on social media.
Mr. Trump backed off his demand that Russia declare an immediate cease-fire in Ukraine, instead endorsing Mr. Putin’s call for negotiations between Ukraine and Russia. Mr. Putin made it clear ...
Russian negotiators at peace talks in Istanbul demanded Ukraine pull its troops out of all the Ukrainian regions claimed by Moscow before they would agree to a ceasefire, a senior Ukrainian official familiar with the talks told Reuters.