The first round of talks took place on Monday.
2.3. 17:46 | Updated 2.3. 19:41
Ukraine The second round of talks between Russia and Russia is expected to begin.
Earlier it was reported that talks would have started on Wednesday night, but the chief negotiator of the Russian delegation said on Wednesday evening that the Ukrainian delegation would arrive on Thursday morning.
According to the Ukrainian presidential office, the country’s delegation is on its way to the meeting place, AFP news agency reported.
Earlier, the Belarusian news agency Belta said that the Russian delegation was also on its way to negotiations.
According to the negotiator of the Russian delegation, negotiations will take place near the Polish-Belarusian border.
Ukraine the presidential office previously confirmed that talks with Russia would continue on Wednesday night. The matter was reported by the Russian-language service of the British broadcaster BBC and the Russian television channel Dožd.
Russia will be represented in the negotiations by at least an adviser Vladimir Medinski. No information is yet available on the representative of Ukraine.
According to the Russian negotiator, a ceasefire would be on the agenda. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov Russia said on Wednesday that Russia remains committed to demilitarizing Ukraine.
However, according to Lavrov, Russia would recognize the president of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky To become the leader of Ukraine.
Negotiations the first round took place on Monday, but no significant progress was made in resolving the conflict between the countries.
Monday’s Ukrainian delegation included an adviser to the Ukrainian presidential office Mikhail Podolyak and the Minister of Defense Oleksi Reznikov. Russia was represented by, among others, the former Minister of Culture and the current President Vladimir Putin Adviser Medinski.
According to a statement from the Ukrainian parliament, the main topic of the talks on Monday was an immediate ceasefire and the withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine.
Zelenskyi said on Tuesday that Ukraine will not resume talks if Russia continues to bomb its cities.
On Wednesday, Ukraine and Russia fought for control of Ukraine’s largest cities. The fighting took place at least in Chernihiv in northern Ukraine, Kharkiv in the east and Mariupol in the southeast.
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