Russia held new direct talks with Ukraine on Monday with Ukraine to ensure a lasting ceasefire after Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's severe bombings over the past week.
"We hope that all those interested in the success of the peace process, not just the words, will support a new round of Russian-Ukrainian negotiations in Istanbul," Lavrov said in a statement on Wednesday.
Kyofu responded shortly afterwards that it had submitted a memorandum on peace to the Russian delegation.
Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov urged Moscow to share its version without delay: "We do not object to further meetings with the Russians and are waiting for their 'memorandum' so that the meeting will not be empty and can really bring us closer to the war," he said.
He added: "The Russian side provided us with their documents for review at least four days before leaving."
The Moscow proposal comes after a rare meeting between Russian and Ukrainian officials in Istanbul on May 16, the first direct contact in three years since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
The negotiations led to a exchange of 1,000 prisoners of war for each person, but failed to generate a ceasefire, which remains a key need for Ukraine and its Western allies. Moscow insists that certain conditions must be met before the military operation is stopped.
Vladimir Medinsky, head of the Russian delegation, said in a telegram that he had contacted Umerov to suggest a date and location for the next meeting.
"Let me emphasize: Just on the spot, we are ready to start a basic substantive discussion on every point of the agreement on the possible ceasefire," Medeski said.
Dorsa Jabbari in Moscow said the Russians had been preparing for the last few days after meeting with Turkish officials on Tuesday.
At the top of Russia’s agenda, she said, is “a list of possible requests about what a possible ceasefire agreement looks like. Russia has made it very clear that they will not be a top priority by ensuring its security,” she said.
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Moscow's new diplomatic driving force is raised after increasing pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump. Speaking on Wednesday, he suggested that Russian leader Vladimir Putin might be stagnating the peace process.
"We will find out if he is attacking us, if his response will be different," Trump said, possibly referring to the imposition of more sanctions on Moscow, as Ukraine's European allies have done recently.
Yuri Ushakov, a Kremlin language foreign policy aide, said Trump seemed to be "what actually happened in the context of the Ukrainian-Russia confrontation".
Trump has previously expressed doubts about the effectiveness of the sanctions, saying he is reluctant to impose new penalties on Moscow, fearing they could derail the fragile ceasefire effort.
"If I think I'm going to make an agreement, I don't want to do that," he told the Oval Office reporter.
Trump warned on Tuesday that Putin was “playing with fire” and suggested that “really bad” would have happened in Russia if it weren’t for his intervention.
On Monday, Trump slammed Putin, calling him "absolutely crazy" after Moscow launched its largest war air strike on Ukraine, killing at least 13 people. This is a rare condemnation by US President Putin.
Meanwhile, Lavrov spoke with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday to discuss preparations for the next direct negotiations by the Russian Foreign Ministry, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
Lavrov introduced Rubio to Russia's efforts to implement the agreement reached after a call between Putin and Trump on May 19.
Putin had previously said that Moscow was preparing to cooperate with Ukraine to draft a memorandum of future peace agreements, but despite this, it rejected anything that would have been directly unconditional ceasefire.
Meanwhile, Germany and Ukraine announced plans to jointly develop long-range missiles as part of their deepening defense cooperation.
"Our defense minister will sign a memorandum of understanding on the procurement of long-range weapons systems manufactured in Ukraine," German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said at a joint press conference in Berlin on Wednesday.
He added: “There will be no limit on scope, even if Ukraine is able to defend itself completely, even on military objectives outside its territory.”
Merz announced two days ago that Ukraine's Western allies have lifted scope restrictions on the weapons they have been providing.
The Kremlin had previously warned that any long-range Western-provided weapons, such as Taurus missiles, are eye-catching at the country.