Russia-Ukraine peace talks end without ceasefire, but future meetings agreed 'in principle'

The first nonstop talks betwixt Moscow and Kyiv since Russia launched its full-scale penetration of Ukraine successful 2022 ended aft little than 2 hours connected Friday. 

No statement was reached concerning a afloat 30-day ceasefire and Moscow reportedly demanded Kyiv retreat from 4 regions it invaded. Ukrainian media reported these 4 regions were Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson - nary of which Russia afloat controls.

According to some delegations, nan 2 sides agreed to speech 1,000 prisoners of warfare each - nan largest specified switch since nan warfare began. 

Turkey’s overseas curate Hakan Fidan said some sides person agreed “in principle” to meet again. 

Speaking nan adjacent day, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said that Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy could meet erstwhile negotiators negociate to scope "certain agreements", without specifying what those mightiness be.

Chief Ukrainian delegate Defence Minister Rustem Umerov said some sides besides discussed a gathering betwixt their heads of state. Russian statesmanlike adjutant Vladimir Medinsky, who headed Moscow’s delegation, said some sides agreed to supply elaborate ceasefire proposals. 

Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenskyy said he discussed nan talks pinch friends from nan US, France, Germany, nan UK and Poland. In a station connected X, he urged “tough sanctions” against Moscow if it rejects “a afloat and unconditional ceasefire and an extremity to nan killings.”  

Zelenskyy was successful Albania pinch nan leaders of dozens of European countries to talk security, defence and antiauthoritarian standards amid Russia’s warfare connected Ukraine. 

US President Donald Trump, who has pressed some Moscow and Kyiv for an extremity to nan conflict, said a gathering betwixt himself and Russian President Vladimir Putin would hap “as soon arsenic we tin group it up.”  

“I deliberation it’s clip for america to conscionable do it,” Trump told reporters successful Abu Dhabi, concluding a travel to nan Middle East.