On Sunday, President Volodymyr Zelensky listed Ukraine’s positions for the talks that included a complete and unconditional ceasefire, the release of prisoners and the return of abducted children. Russia, so far, has rejected calls for an unconditional ceasefire and repeatedly made demands that have already been rejected by Ukraine.

Ukraine and Russia finished the second round of peace talks in Istanbul on Monday, agreeing on a new prisoner of war exchange, Kyiv's defence minister said. Rustem Umerov, who is leading the Kyiv delegation,