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Second round of direct peace talks between Ukraine and Russia occurred in Istanbul, resulting in agreement on prisoner exchange and repatriation of 6,000 bodies of fallen Ukrainian soldiers without reaching ceasefire agreement.

Istanbul, Ukraine
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Ukraine and Russia agreed on a new prisoner exchange during Istanbul peace talks

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Repatriation of 6,000 bodies of fallen Ukrainian soldiers agreed during peace talks

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

No agreement on a ceasefire was reached during Istanbul peace talks

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

Fidan and Rubio discussed the steps taken to end the war between Russia and Ukraine

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They discussed the results of the talks held on June 2 in Istanbul

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:26:36.040Z

Source story: record-number-of-russians-support-peace-talks-end-war-in-ukraine-since-february-2022-poll-shows