Situation in Ukraine: Ukrainian delegation arrives in Belarus for talks

16:16, 28 февраля 2022, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , Darya PODOLSKAYA

A delegation from Ukraine arrived in Gomel Oblast of Belarus for negotiations with Russia. RIA Novosti reports.

According to the media outlet, two helicopters with representatives of Kyiv flew in.

The office of the President of Ukraine stated that the delegation includes:

• Defense Minister Alexey Reznikov;
• Head of Servant of the People faction David Arakhamiya;
• Deputy Foreign Minister Nikolai Tochitsky;
• Adviser to the head of the Presidential Office Mikhail Podolyak;
• Deputy of the Verkhovna Rada Rustem Umerov;
• First Deputy Head of the Ukrainian Delegation to the Trilateral Contact Group Andrey Kostin.

The office of Vladimir Zelensky said that the main issue of the negotiations is an immediate ceasefire and withdrawal of troops from Ukraine.

The parties agreed on the meeting the day before.

At the same time, the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that he «does not really believe» in the results of the negotiations.

Today is the fifth day of fighting in Ukraine. On February 24, 2022, the Russian President Vladimir Putin announced start of a special military operation. It was regarded in Ukraine and in the West as a full-scale invasion. Severe economic sanctions began to be imposed on Russia on February 25.

The number of casualties, both among military personnel of both countries and civilians, is increasing. The number of Ukrainian refugees fleeing to Europe is growing. Protests against Russia’s actions are taking place in many countries around the world.