Ukraine-Russia peace talks yield no ceasefire, Zelenskyy warns Putin should not be 'rewarded'

The 2nd circular of bid talks betwixt Ukraine and Russia successful Turkey erstwhile again did not output immoderate ceasefire results connected Monday and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reiterated his request that Russian President Vladimir Putin "must not person immoderate reward for [his] war."

Despite an evident memorandum of presumption fixed to Ukraine by the Russian delegation, Moscow erstwhile again refused to hold to an unconditional ceasefire defined by a U.S. connection and already agreed to by Kyiv. 

Following the talks – which appeared to past for little than 3 hours, though immoderate reporting noted they lasted for little than 1 hr – the caput of the Ukrainian delegation in Istanbul, Defense Minister Rustem Umerov, said his Russian counterparts not lone refused ceasefire terms, but besides to a meeting betwixt Zelenskyy and Putin.

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Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan chairs Turkiye-Russia-Ukraine Trilateral Meeting successful Istanbul, Turkiye connected Jun. 02, 2025.  (Murat Gok/Anadolu via Getty Images)

A monolithic 6,000 to 6,000 captive speech was agreed to and volition unafraid the merchandise of sick, earnestly injured prisoners and those nether the property of 25.

Ukraine besides handed implicit a database containing the names of respective 100 children that Russia illegally deported and relocated from occupied territories of Ukraine, though it is unclear if Russian authorities person agreed to instrumentality immoderate of the children, galore of whom person been "adopted" by Russian parents.

"The cardinal to lasting bid is wide – the aggressor indispensable not person immoderate reward for war. Putin indispensable get thing that would warrant his aggression," Zelenskyy said successful a post to X pursuing his code astatine a NATO information acme successful Lithuania.  "Any reward would lone amusement him that warfare pays off."

Zelenskyy’s comments and the bid talks came conscionable 1 time aft a astonishment drone onslaught dubbed "Operation Spiderweb" by Ukraine wrong Russia successful which Moscow's subject analyzable was targeted, and astir a 3rd of it's cruise rocket carriers were seemingly destroyed.

Zelenskyy said the onslaught "seriously weakened their military" and "showed what modern warfare truly looks similar and [that’s] wherefore it’s truthful important to enactment up with technology."

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This representation taken from video released Jun. 1, 2025, by a root successful the Ukrainian Security Service shows a Ukrainian drone striking Russian planes heavy successful Russia's territory. (Ukrainian Security Service via AP)

The Ukrainian president did not remark further connected the substance of the talks. Ukraine has been fixed 1 week to reappraisal Russia’s presumption for a ceasefire.

Ukraine’s presumption archetypal telephone for a 30-day land, aerial and sea-based ceasefire earlier Kyiv, alongside Washington and European allies, would past statesman further negotiations with Moscow, according to a study by Reuters, which seemingly obtained a copy of the conditions.

The papers besides reportedly states that the existent determination of the beforehand enactment volition beryllium the starting constituent for negotiations astir territory, and calls for nary restrictions connected Ukraine’s military, reparations for Ukraine and a refusal by the planetary assemblage to admit Russian sovereignty implicit the illegally occupied lands. 

Zelenskyy besides reiterated his presumption connected Monday that Putin should not beryllium allowed to dictate which countries are allowed to participate the NATO alliance, which Russia has repeatedly said is 1 of its demands implicit Ukraine.

Granting Ukraine NATO entree would each but officially barroom Russia from ever re-invading Ukraine arsenic it would assistance Kyiv Article 5 protections, which corroborate an onslaught connected 1 NATO state volition beryllium treated arsenic an onslaught connected each NATO allies and responded to accordingly.

(L-R) Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, Lithuania's President Gitanas Nauseda, Poland's President Andrzej Duda and Romania's President Nicusor Dan be a associated property league during a acme with the leaders of NATO's eastbound and Nordic members (B9 and Nordic countries) connected Jun. 2, 2025, successful Vilnius, Lithuania.  (PETRAS MALUKAS/AFP via Getty Images)

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"If Putin is allowed to determine who joins NATO, wherever NATO infrastructure tin oregon can’t be, past Russia’s appetite for warfare volition lone grow. Our shared extremity is the other – to wholly extremity Russia’s hunger for aggression," Zelenskyy said. 

"Strong decisions are needed. Decisions for Europe, not for Putin. We each request to enactment unneurotic to marque this truly happen. And it’s doable," helium added. 

A aboriginal gathering betwixt Ukraine and Russia has yet to beryllium announced.