Russia proposes second round of peace talks with Ukraine in Istanbul

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00:00Russia has proposed to hold a second round of direct peace negotiations with Ukraine.

00:07Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov made the announcement on Wednesday.

00:12The announcement comes after Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan concluded a two-day trip to Moscow,

00:18where he met with Lavrov and President Vladimir Putin.

00:21Russia, as they agreed, successfully developed a mnemorandum,

00:27which shows our position on all aspects of a safe way to overcome the first reason of crisis.

00:34Our delegation, along with Vladimir Medin, is ready to present this mnemorandum

00:40and give the details of the second round of direct peace negotiations in Istanbul

00:48on the next Monday, 2nd June.

00:53Meanwhile, U.S. President Donald Trump says he's, quote,

00:57very disappointed with his Russian counterpart's decision to escalate fighting.

01:01He also stated that it will be clear to him soon whether Putin is sincerely looking for peace or not,

01:06as he warned of a potential shift in Washington's approach.

01:10We're going to find out whether or not he's tapping us along or not.

01:14And if he is, we'll respond a little bit differently, but it'll take about a week and a half, two weeks.

01:19We have Mr. Witkoff is here who's doing a phenomenal job, is dealing with them very strongly right now.

01:27They seem to want to do something, but until the document is signed, I can't tell you.

01:33The Kremlin's proposal comes at a time of increased Russian bombardment of Ukraine and heightened tensions.

01:39Moscow says it's ready to end the war if Ukraine eliminates what it calls the root causes of the crisis.

01:46Soviet Union.

01:48Russia states thank you, and I will tell you.

01:49Russia states thank you, and I am the king of Russia.

01:52Russia states thank you for the benefit of the

02:04Russia states thank you.

02:07Russia states thank you.

02:08Russia states thank you.

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