“The Ukrainian delegation has already left Kiev. We expect him to arrive tomorrow (Thursday) in the morning, “the Russian negotiator Vladimir Medinsky said, adding that the two sides had” agreed “on talks in Belarus,” near the border with Poland. “
–
Initially, Wednesday evening was not excluded for the meeting either.
–
The first round of talks took place on Monday, but the only conclusion that emerged was that the warring parties would still meet.
–
On Wednesday, Moscow also published a balance of losses for the first time since the invasion, according to which 498 Russian soldiers died in Ukraine and 1,597 were wounded. Ukrainian statistics show that Russia has lost more than 5,840 troops since the invasion began.
–
Lavrov: Someone got us involved
“I do not rule out that someone wanted Russia to get bogged down in the Western artificial conflict in Ukraine,” Lavrov said on Wednesday.
–
In a previous interview with Al Jazeera Television, he said that it is necessary to identify specific types of assault weapons that will never be deployed or manufactured in Ukraine.
–
According to him, Moscow is not demanding surrender in negotiations with Ukraine, but is proposing an agreement that will ensure the legal rights of all the nations of this country.
–
According to Reuters, he also said that Moscow remained determined to achieve the “demilitarization” of Ukraine, which the Kremlin justified by the invasion of the neighboring country.
—
