Negotiations between Russia and Ukraine in the Gomel regionGOMEL REGION (Belarus), Feb 28Negotiations between the delegations of Moscow and Kyiv to resolve the situation in Ukraine were completed, the parties agreed to hold a second round. The meeting was held in the Gomel region of Belarus, it lasted almost five hours. agenda. According to him, points have been found by which common positions can be predicted. In turn, adviser to the head of the office of the President of Ukraine Mykhailo Podolyak said that the parties had identified priority topics on which they had outlined specific decisions. The delegations will now return to their capitals to hold consultations. Podolyak added that at the second round of negotiations, if it takes place, today's topics will be developed. For Ukraine, the main purpose of the meeting was to discuss a ceasefire, the adviser to the head of the presidential office emphasized.The West has opened a second front against Russia. EconomicThe Russian delegation is led by Presidential Aide Vladimir Medinsky. Earlier, Volodymyr Zelensky's office said that «the key issue of the negotiations is an immediate ceasefire and the withdrawal of troops from the territory of Ukraine.» Russia launched a military operation to demilitarize Ukraine early on Thursday morning, February 24. In a televised address to the Russians, President Vladimir Putin said that circumstances «require decisive and immediate action from us, the people's republics of Donbass have asked for help.» According to the Russian leader, all responsibility for the bloodshed will be on the conscience of the ruling regime in Ukraine. He urged the Ukrainian military not to carry out the criminal orders of the Ukrainian authorities, to lay down their arms and go home. Later, the Russian Defense Ministry stressed that the Russian Armed Forces do not inflict any strikes on the cities of Ukraine: military infrastructure is disabled by high-precision means. The civilian population, according to the department, is not in danger. The Ministry of Defense added that the Ukrainian border guards «do not offer any resistance», in some cases the Ukrainian military surrender and then have the opportunity to return to their families. Freeze or robbery: why is the West blocking Russian reserves? Published: S. Kotov
