Ukrainian and Russian delegations to meet on Ukrainian-Belarusian border / Article

Yesterday, 4:11 p.m.

Updated yesterday at 8:15 p.m.

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There have been reports in the past that talks have begun, but information has emerged that they have not yet. According to the latest information, they will take place early Monday morning.

Zelensky has also said that he does not expect much from it, but it is necessary to try. “I will say openly – I do not believe in the outcome of these talks, but let them try so that no Ukrainian citizen has any doubt that, as president, I did not try to stop the war, even if the opportunity was small,” Zelensky said.

The meeting will not take place on Belarusian territory, as was previously proposed and abandoned by Zelensky, as Belarus is currently a hostile state to Ukraine, but on the border between the two. The agreement was reached after Lukashenko called Zelensky himself.

Lukashenko has claimed responsibility for ensuring that all planes, helicopters and missiles stationed on Belarus remain on the ground during the Ukrainian delegation’s travel, talks and return, the Ukrainian president said in a statement.

Zelensky has previously said that there is a brutal diplomatic battle ahead and that there will be no concessions or betrayals. And the first demand from Ukraine will be a ceasefire and the withdrawal of forces.

CONTEXT:

Russian President Vladimir Putin recognizes Donetsk and Luhansk “People’s Republics” on February 21 independence from Ukraine. Putin also threatened Ukraine by demanding that Ukraine immediately cease hostilities against the separatists, “otherwise all responsibility for the possible continued bloodshed will rest entirely with the conscience of the Ukrainian regime.”

But on February 24, Putin announcedthat Russia has launched a “military operation” in Ukraine and called on the Ukrainian army to “lay down its arms”. This caused the democratic world even more condemnation and the next steps in sanctions against Russia.

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