<p>Kyiv: Ukrainian negotiators at talks scheduled for June 2 in Istanbul will present to the Russian side a proposed roadmap for reaching a lasting peace settlement, according to a copy of the document seen by Reuters.</p><p>The proposed roadmap begins with a full ceasefire of at least 30 days, to be followed by the return of all prisoners held by each side, and of Ukrainian children taken into Russian-held territory, and then a meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian leader Vladimir Putin.</p><p>Under the blueprint, Moscow and Kyiv - with the participation of the United States and Europe - will work to hash out the terms on which they can agree to put a complete end to their three-year-old war, the biggest conflict in Europe since World War Two.</p><p>Ukrainian officials said earlier this week that they had sent the blueprint to the Russian side in advance of the Istanbul talks.</p><p>The framework Ukrainian terms for a peace deal as set out in the document seen by <em>Reuters</em> are largely the same as the terms previously put forward by Kyiv.</p>.7 killed after bridge collapse, train derailment in Russia's Bryansk region bordering Ukraine.<p>Those include no restrictions on Ukraine's military strength after a peace deal is struck, no international recognition of Russian sovereignty over parts of Ukraine taken by Moscow's forces, and reparations for Ukraine.</p><p>The document also stated that the current location of the front line will be the starting point for negotiations about territory.</p><p>Those terms diverge considerably from demands that Russia has made publicly in the past few weeks.</p><p>US President Donald Trump has urged Moscow and Kyiv to work together on a deal to end their war, and Russia has proposed a second round of face-to-face talks with Ukrainian officials next week in Istanbul.</p><p>Kyiv said earlier this week it is committed to the search for peace, but that it was waiting for a memorandum from the Russian side setting out their proposals which has not materialised.</p><p>Nevertheless, Zelenskyy said on Sunday that he will send a delegation of his officials to meet their Russian counterparts in Istanbul.</p>
<p>Kyiv: Ukrainian negotiators at talks scheduled for June 2 in Istanbul will present to the Russian side a proposed roadmap for reaching a lasting peace settlement, according to a copy of the document seen by Reuters.</p><p>The proposed roadmap begins with a full ceasefire of at least 30 days, to be followed by the return of all prisoners held by each side, and of Ukrainian children taken into Russian-held territory, and then a meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian leader Vladimir Putin.</p><p>Under the blueprint, Moscow and Kyiv - with the participation of the United States and Europe - will work to hash out the terms on which they can agree to put a complete end to their three-year-old war, the biggest conflict in Europe since World War Two.</p><p>Ukrainian officials said earlier this week that they had sent the blueprint to the Russian side in advance of the Istanbul talks.</p><p>The framework Ukrainian terms for a peace deal as set out in the document seen by <em>Reuters</em> are largely the same as the terms previously put forward by Kyiv.</p>.7 killed after bridge collapse, train derailment in Russia's Bryansk region bordering Ukraine.<p>Those include no restrictions on Ukraine's military strength after a peace deal is struck, no international recognition of Russian sovereignty over parts of Ukraine taken by Moscow's forces, and reparations for Ukraine.</p><p>The document also stated that the current location of the front line will be the starting point for negotiations about territory.</p><p>Those terms diverge considerably from demands that Russia has made publicly in the past few weeks.</p><p>US President Donald Trump has urged Moscow and Kyiv to work together on a deal to end their war, and Russia has proposed a second round of face-to-face talks with Ukrainian officials next week in Istanbul.</p><p>Kyiv said earlier this week it is committed to the search for peace, but that it was waiting for a memorandum from the Russian side setting out their proposals which has not materialised.</p><p>Nevertheless, Zelenskyy said on Sunday that he will send a delegation of his officials to meet their Russian counterparts in Istanbul.</p>