Erdogan called the meeting of the delegations of Russia and Ukraine in Istanbul great

The meeting of the delegations of Russia and Ukraine in Istanbul for negotiations on a peaceful settlement of the conflict was excellent. This was stated on June 2 in an address to the nation following a cabinet meeting by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

"The Russian and Ukrainian delegations met in Istanbul today. It was a great meeting. The prisoner exchange reached more than a thousand people. In addition to this prisoner exchange, there is an agreement on the exchange of bodies from the Russian and Ukrainian sides," Erdogan said, quoted by the Anadolu Ajansi news agency.

In addition, Erdogan expressed hope for a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky and American leader Donald Trump in Turkey.

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The second round of talks between Russia and Ukraine in Istanbul ended earlier in the day. According to a source in Izvestia, they lasted more than an hour and were broadcast in Russian. According to the source, during the meeting, the parties discussed in detail possible prisoner exchanges.