Chairman of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs Leonid Slutsky MOSCOW, Mar 5 Russia's next round of talks and Ukraine may take place on March 7, Leonid Slutsky, a member of the Russian delegation, head of the Duma Committee on International Affairs, said.
"The third round of negotiations may indeed take place in the coming days. Perhaps on Monday the seventh (March. — Approx. ed.) & # 34;, — he said on the air of the program & # 34; Solovyov LIVE & # 34;.
As a member of the Kiev delegation, head of the ruling Servant of the People faction in the Verkhovna Rada, David Arakhamia, specified earlier, the meeting will be held on the Polish-Belarusian border. Slutsky also urged not to draw hasty conclusions from Ukrainian media reports about the death of Ukrainian negotiator Denis Kireev, the information may be unreliable. Earlier, the deputy of the Verkhovna Rada, Alexander Dubinsky, said that members of the Security Service killed Kireev during the arrest. Ukrainian blogger Anatoly Shariy also wrote about this. There is no official confirmation of this yet. At the same time, as Strana.ua writes, sources in power structures recognize this information as reliable. As Dubinsky noted, Kireev was suspected of treason. 
Putin said that Ukraine was offered various options for the demilitarization of the country. The first round of negotiations took place on February 28 in the Gomel region of Belarus. Moscow was represented by Presidential Aide Vladimir Medinsky, Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko, Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin, head of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs Leonid Slutsky and Russian Ambassador to Belarus Boris Gryzlov. From Kyiv, in addition to Kireev, Defense Minister Alexei Reznikov, head of the faction «Servant of the People» David Arakhamia, Deputy Foreign Minister Mykola Tochitsky, Advisor to the Head of the President's Office Mikhail Podolyak, Verkhovna Rada Deputy Rustem Umerov, First Deputy Head of the Ukrainian Delegation to the Trilateral Contact Group Andriy Kostin. The negotiations lasted almost five hours, after which the delegations returned to the capitals for discussion results of the meeting. The second round of negotiations took place on 3 March. The parties agreed to create humanitarian corridors. According to the Ukrainian side, the third round of negotiations will be at the beginning of next week. On February 21, Vladimir Putin, in response to requests from the Donbass republics and after an appeal from State Duma deputies, signed decrees recognizing the sovereignty of the LPR and DPR. Early on the morning of February 24, Russia launched a military special operation to demilitarize Ukraine. According to the Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces only strike at military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops.»There have not been such attacks for a long time»: destruction in Gorlovka and Donetsk
Shelling in the Donbass is ongoing. On the morning of March 1, Ukrainian troops fired almost 40 minutes at three settlements in the DPR in 45 minutes. Shelling in the Donbass is ongoing. On the morning of March 1, Ukrainian troops fired almost 40 minutes at three settlements of the DPR in 45 minutes.
Gorlovka was subjected to massive shelling.
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Horlivka was subjected to massive shelling.
AFU used prohibited mines of the caliber 120 millimeters or more, the DPR office in the JCCC reported.
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As a result of shelling, 19 civilians of Gorlovka received injuries of varying severity.
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As a result of shelling, 19 civilians of Horlivka received injuries of varying severity.
Houses and social institutions destroyed.
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Houses and social institutions destroyed.
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Donetsk was subjected to another brutal shelling from the Ukrainian side the day before.
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The day before, Donetsk was subjected to yet another brutal shelling from the Ukrainian side.
Donetsk residents hiding from shelling.
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Donetsk residents hiding from shelling.
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The shells were densely placed in residential areas.
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The shells were densely placed in residential areas .
Due to a direct hit on the street, a social worker was killed.
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From- a social worker was killed for a direct hit by a shell on the street.
A serviceman shows fragments of ammunition in the courtyard of a residential building in Donetsk.
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A serviceman shows fragments of ammunition in the courtyard of a residential building in Donetsk.
Shells destroyed the entrance of a high-rise building, exploded near a maternity hospital and a children's hospital.
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Shells destroyed the entrance of a high-rise building, exploded near the maternity hospital and the children's hospital.
Two cars burned down on one of the shelled streets.
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Two cars burned down in one of the shelled streets.
Residents of a multi-storey residential building in Donetsk hide from shelling on the stairs.
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Residents of a multi-storey residential building in Donetsk hiding from the shelling on the stairs.
According to the head of the DPR Denis Pushilin, there have not been such shelling of Gorlovka and Donetsk for a long time, Ukrainian troops are acting with more frenzy than before.
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According to the head of the DPR, Denis Pushilin, there have not been such shelling of Gorlovka and Donetsk for a long time, Ukrainian troops are acting with more frenzy than before.
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The shelling in Donbass is ongoing. On the morning of March 1, Ukrainian troops fired almost 40 minutes at three settlements of the DPR in 45 minutes.
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Gorlivka was subjected to massive shelling.
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AFU at the same time, prohibited mines of 120 mm or more caliber were used, the DPR representative office in the JCCC reported.
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As a result of the shelling, 19 civilians of Horlivka received injuries of varying severity.
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Houses and social institutions were destroyed.
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The day before, Donetsk was subjected to yet another brutal shelling from the Ukrainian side.
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Donetsk residents are hiding from the shelling.
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The shells were densely placed in residential development.
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A social worker was killed due to a direct hit by a shell on the street.
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A serviceman shows fragments of ammunition in the courtyard of a residential building in Donetsk.
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Shells destroyed the entrance of a high-rise building, exploded near the maternity hospital and the children's hospital.
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Two cars burned down on one of the shelled streets.
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Residents of a multi-storey residential building in Donetsk hide from shelling on the stairs.
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According to the head of the DPR Denis Pushilin, such shelling of Gorlovka and Donetsk not been for a long time, Ukrainian troops are acting with more frenzy than before.