The results of the negotiations in Istanbul also upset some people in Kiev, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky “ set the tone“ with his harsh comments against the Russian delegation, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said today, TASS reports.
She indicated that Moscow would carefully read the draft memorandum on a potential ceasefire, which was presented to her by the Ukrainian delegation at the talks between the two delegations in Istanbul, adding that the process of handing over the bodies of 6,000 Ukrainian soldiers to Ukraine will begin in the near future.
"I emphasize once again that as a gesture of goodwill, Russia will hand over to Ukraine six thousand bodies of soldiers killed by the Ukrainian side. "This process will begin in the near future," Zakharova added.
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Maria Zakharova: The results of the negotiations in Turkey seriously upset Zelensky
I emphasize once again that as a gesture of goodwill, Russia will hand over to Kiev six thousand bodies of soldiers killed by the Ukrainian side, Zakharova also said
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