Putin says Russia, Ukraine agree to hold 3rd round of talks after prisoner exchange

Russia and Ukraine have agreed to hold the third round of negotiations after completing their war prisoner exchange, and the transfer of bodies of dead militants, negotiated in Istanbul on June 2.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday after the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council in Minsk. He added that the time and place of the third-round talks need to be agreed on, and the draft memoranda between Russia and Ukraine on the settlement should become the subject of discussion.