[UPDATE] Russia, Ukraine to Hold Second Round of Talks on Jun 2nd, in Istanbul

2nd Round of RUSSIA-UKRAINE Talks in Istanbul: What we know so far…

Russia and Ukraine are expected to hold a second round of direct talks in Istanbul on Monday June 2nd to discuss memorandums on peace after both sides carried out major drone attacks.

Ukraine’s Zelensky said in a social media post on Sunday that he is sending a delegation headed by Defence Minister Rustem Umerov. The minister led the Ukrainian delegation in the direct talks in Istanbul in May, the first in more than three years. Kyiv had not previously made clear that it would agree to further talks. It had criticized Russia, saying Moscow did not present its peace memorandum before the meeting.

• The Ukrainian delegates are expected to call for a full and unconditional ceasefire and for summit-level talks toward realizing a lasting peace.
• The Russian foreign ministry announced on Sunday that Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov had talked by phone with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.  Lavrov said they exchanged views on the talks expected to be held in Turkey on Monday.

This is a developing story that HO1 will continue to monitor.
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[UPDATE] What Russia and Ukraine agreed on in Istanbul during round 2 of talks