According to the Ukrainian agency Unian, Ukrainian delegate Mykhailo Podoljak said that the issue was the only one on which the Ukrainian and Russian sides were able to agree on Thursday’s second round of talks.
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⚡️Ukraine hasn’t achieved desired results at negotiations.
According to Ukraine’s presidential advisor Mykhailo Podolyak, Ukraine is dissatisfied with the outcome of the second round of talks with Russia. The sides will meet for the third round “probably in the nearest time.”
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) March 3, 2022
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According to Podoljak, the Ukrainian side did not achieve the results it had hoped for, and the third round of talks will take place in the coming days.
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This was also confirmed by another Russian negotiator, the chairman of the foreign committee of the lower house of the Russian parliament, Leonid Slucki, according to which a future agreement with Kiev may require the approval of the Russian parliament.
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It was again a secret place
The second round of talks took place in a secret location on the border between Belarus and Ukraine. The goal of both parties is to agree on a ceasefire, but their requirements differ considerably.
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It was the diametrically different goals of the two countries that led to the fact that Monday’s first meeting did not lead to an agreement. Ukrainians refused to give up armed resistance and demanded humanitarian corridors, Russians refused to withdraw and demanded a neutral Ukraine.
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