Russian-Ukrainian talks in BelarusMOSCOW, Mar 13 Volodymyr Zelensky's adviser said the talks between Russia and Ukraine are going «right now», according to Reuters. Three rounds of talks between Russia and Ukraine on the settlement of relations have already taken place in Belarus. During the second round, the parties reached an understanding on the joint provision of humanitarian corridors for the evacuation of citizens, the delivery of food and medicine. Later, adviser to the head of Zelensky’s office, Mikhail Podolyak, said that negotiations between the delegations of Russia and Ukraine were ongoing in video format, special working groups had been created. The agency’s report did not specify which adviser told this information. Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine 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 all war criminals responsible for «bloody crimes against civilians» in Donbass. According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, the Armed Forces strike only at the military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops, nothing threatens the civilian population. With the support of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, the DPR and LPR groups are developing an offensive. But the occupation of Ukraine is out of the question, the President of Russia emphasized.
