Russia offers Ukraine partial '2-3 day' ceasefire for 'commanders to collect bodies of soldiers'

Russia proposed a partial ceasefire lasting "two to three days," at talks with Ukraine in Istanbul on Monday, according to Moscow's chief negotiator, Vladimir Medinsky.

"We have proposed a specific ceasefire for two to three days in certain areas of the front line," Medinsky said, “so that commanders can collect the bodies of their soldiers,” reported AFP.

Ukraine is pushing for a full and unconditional ceasefire.

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