Russia and Ukraine Miles Apart on Peace Terms

Russia and Ukraine have shared blueprints for a peace deal that demonstrate how far apart the warring parties are.

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Russia listed its demands in a memorandum handed to Ukrainian negotiators in Istanbul on June 2 and published by Russian news agencies. The text of the peace proposals that Ukrainian negotiators put forward has been shown to Reuters.

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Moscow proposes a limited two- to three-day truce for the exchange of bodies, and says truce terms must then be negotiated. These would include a list of Russian demands.

Kyiv says there can be no talks without a full and unconditional ceasefire, initially for at least 30 days, with the possibility of rolling extensions. It then wants "confidence-building measures", notably the return of all children illegitimately taken from Ukraine and the release of Ukrainian civilian detainees and all prisoners of war on both sides.

Meanwhile, full peace negotiations would be prepared.

Kyiv says sanctions on Russia could be progressively lifted, with a "snap-back" mechanism for restoring them if necessary.

Final terms would be settled in a meeting of the two countries' leaders.