Russia Promises “Peace Memorandum” to Ukraine on June 2

Russia and Ukraine will be holding ceasefire talks in Istanbul, Turkey, where Russia promises to deliver a “Peace Memorandum” to Ukraine. The talks are scheduled to begin Monday, June 2^nd. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said “The Russian side, as agreed, has promptly developed a relevant memorandum, which sets out our position on all aspects of reliably overcoming the root causes of the crisis.”

So far, reports of the Peace Memorandum have not been confirmed by Russia, and Ukraine’s foreign minister, Heorhii Tykhyi, claimed “The Russians’ fear of sending their “memorandum” to Ukraine suggests that it is likely filled with unrealistic ultimatums, and they are afraid of revealing that they are stalling the peace process…”

Russia Says It Is Ready to Present Peace Memorandum to Ukraine on June 2 in Istanbul– www.themoscowtimes.com
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Russia has proposed holding the next round of peace talks with Ukraine on June 2 in Istanbul, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday.

“The Russian side, as agreed, has promptly developed a relevant memorandum, which sets out our position on all aspects of reliably overcoming the root causes of the crisis,” he said.

The Russian delegation, led by Vladimir Medinskiy, is ready to present the memorandum to the Ukrainian side and to provide necessary clarifications during the second round of resumed direct talks in Istanbul next Monday, Lavrov added.

Medinsky said on the Telegram messaging app that he had called Ukraine’s Defense Minister Rustem Umerov on Wednesday with proposals for the date and venue of the next meeting.