Medinsky: Russia offered Ukraine a ceasefire for 2-3 days to collect the bodies of the dead

The head of the Russian delegation, Vladimir Medinsky, said that during the second round of negotiations with Ukraine in Istanbul, the Russian side proposed a short -term ceasefire in certain sections of the front. According to him, we are talking about two or three days to collect the bodies of the dead soldiers.

“Now it's hot, there is a danger of epidemics. We would like to create an opportunity for a humanitarian pause. Moreover, frankly, the Russian army is coming, and in the gray zone there are more bodies of Ukrainian soldiers. The Ukrainian military promised this proposal to work out, ”Medinsky said at a press conference following negotiations.

He also confirmed the agreement on the exchange of prisoners. According to him:

• The “largest -scale exchange” will be held - all seriously wounded and seriously ill prisoners of war on both sides will be exchanged.
• A similar exchange will occur in the category of young military - "all for all." Medinsky clarified that the total metabolic volume will be at least a thousand people on each side, perhaps more.
• In addition, the parties agreed to create constant medical commissions that will regularly conduct exchanges of seriously wounded without the need for special solutions.

Separately, Medinsky commented on the discussion of the return of Ukrainian children. He claims that Russia first received a list from Ukraine, which indicates 339 names. According to him, the number of "stolen" children, which was called earlier, is significantly overstated.

“It sounded that one and a half million children were abducted. Then - 200 thousand. Now the official figure is 20 thousand. From the topic of abduction of children, a show was arranged. In fact, we are talking about dozens of children. There is not a single stolen. There are saved children from the war zone, and we are looking for parents. If they are, we are returning, ”he said.

Medinsky also said that the previous list presented by Ukraine included 150 children who later ended up in Germany, although claims were made to Russia.

According to two Ukrainian officials, in the negotiations in Istanbul, the Russian side proposed to return to Ukraine ten children taken to Russia until July 10. It is reported by Axios. The magazine also notes that the Russian conditions for the end of the war have not changed: the Mirny Memorandum transmitted by the Ukrainian delegation contains the previous demands of Moscow. The document, as one of the Ukrainian representatives said, again says about the need to withdraw Ukrainian troops from the territories that Russia claims.

Commenting on the proposal for the return of ten children, Ukrainian officials emphasized that this is only a small part of the total number of minors, who, according to Kyiv, continue to be held in Russia.