Flags on the table for Russian-Ukrainian talksMOSCOW, Mar 5 Third round negotiations between the delegations of the Russian Federation and Ukraine may take place on March 7, according to the Ukrainian edition «Strana.ua» with reference to the office of the President of Ukraine. — the message in the Telegram channel of the publication says. According to the publication, Kyiv «is waiting for the reaction of the Russians.» The first round of negotiations between the delegations of the Russian Federation and Ukraine took place on February 28, the second — on March 3, both rounds were held on Belarusian territory. The parties reached an understanding on the joint provision of humanitarian corridors for the evacuation of citizens, the delivery of food and medicine. The Kremlin called the understanding reached on humanitarian issues very important. Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine early in the morning on February 24. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.» For this, according to him, it is planned to carry out «demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine», to bring to justice those responsible for crimes against the inhabitants of Donbass. With the support of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, military groups of the DPR and LPR are developing an offensive. In particular, almost the entire territory of the Lugansk region was liberated from Ukrainian troops, with the exception of Severodonetsk and Lysichansk. At the same time, as the President of Russia emphasized, there is no talk of the occupation of Ukraine.The development of the situation is in the online report >>
