Russia demanded Ukraine cede more territory at Turkey talks, Ukrainian source says

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Source: Reuters

Russia demanded Ukraine cede more territory at Turkey talks, Ukrainian source says

Tom Balmforth
Sat, May 17, 2025 at 6:07 AM EDT 3 min read

ISTANBUL (Reuters) -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.

That demand, along with others the Ukrainian official said were made at Friday's talks, went beyond the terms of a draft peace deal that the United States proposed last month after consultations with Moscow.

The talks in Istanbul, the first direct contacts between the two sides in three years, ended with agreement for a prisoner exchange but failed to agree to a ceasefire. A Ukrainian source had said on Friday the Russians had made conditions he described as "non-starters", without giving details.

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1. Putin to Ukraine:

You surrender @ least 30% of your land and population, don’t hold me or Russia
responsible for our invasion and war crimes, we get to dictate to you how your
nation will be allowed to act, we get to keep the 50,000 + Ukrainian children we
have kidnapped, and we get to keep your mineral wealth.

Cossack to Putin:
Fuck off.

Crimean Tatar to Putin:
We will kill every Russian in Ukraine

Zelenskyy to Putin:
No.