After days of the war, the first round of discussions at the Ukraine-Belarus border ended with delegations from Kyiv and Moscow.
The representatives of the two warring nations will now return to their respective capitals for further consultations before the second round of talks. Citing Russia’s delegation head, Vladimir Medinsky, the next round of negotiations will be held on the Polish-Belarusian border.
“We agreed to keep the negotiations going,” Medinsky was quoted as saying.
The talks began earlier in the day at the border town of Gomel between the delegations. This was the fifth day of the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine that has triggered unprecedented sanctions against Russia by the West. Russia is also facing massive global condemnation.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy had signed an official request for his country’s membership in the European Union. Zelenskiy had asked the European Union to allow Ukraine to gain membership immediately under a special procedure as it defends itself from invasion by Russian forces. It was reported that the news came at the same time when the talks came to an end.
According to Ukraine’s health ministry, the Civilian death toll now stands at 352 people, including 14 children.
Published By – Bharat Anand
Editor – Subbuthai Padma
