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Ukraine returned two Russian soldiers needing medical care to Russia via Belarus, following recent negotiation agreements aimed at resolving the ongoing conflict.
(Reuters) -Two Russian soldiers in need of medical care were handed over by Ukrainian authorities on Tuesday to be returned home, the Russian Defence Ministry said.
A ministry statement on Telegram said the two servicemen were handed over and taken to Belarus, one of Moscow's closest allies, on Russia's western border. They were receiving treatment in Belarus and would soon return to Russia, it said.
The statement said the action was undertaken on the basis of agreements reached at the second of two direct meetings aimed at ending the conflict last month between Russian and Ukrainian representatives.
The two meetings in Istanbul resulted in agreements to return prisoners of war and remains of fallen soldiers, but made little progress towards an end to the more than three-year-old conflict.
Large exchanges have taken place since the two meetings.
A third meeting was due to be held on Wednesday in the Turkish city.
(Reporting by Ronald Popeski; Editing by David Gregorio)
Two Russian soldiers in need of medical care were handed over by Ukrainian authorities to be returned home, according to the Russian Defence Ministry.
The soldiers were taken to Belarus, where they were receiving medical treatment.
The meetings in Istanbul resulted in agreements to return prisoners of war and the remains of fallen soldiers, although they made little progress towards ending the conflict.
A third meeting was due to be held on Wednesday in the Turkish city of Istanbul.
Large exchanges of prisoners have taken place since the two meetings held last month.
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