MOSCOW, March 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russia and Ukraine will discuss a ceasefire at upcoming talks on the border between Poland and Belarus on Thursday, Moscow’s chief negotiator said, nearly one week into Russia’s invasion of its pro-Western neighbour.
“The Ukrainian delegation has already left Kiev. We expect them to be here tomorrow morning,” Vladimir Medinsky said, for ceasefire talks, while the Ukrainian presidency confirmed its delegation was “on its way” to the venue of the talks.
Russian and Ukrainian officials met on Monday on the border between Belarus and Ukraine but the ceasefire talks failed to reach a breakthrough.
On Tuesday, the Kremlin said it was too early to draw conclusions from the first round of talks held with Ukraine.
Meanwhile, EU foreign ministers will hold urgent talks Friday with their counterparts from Ukraine, the US, Britain and Canada as well as NATO’s chief on Russia’s invasion, the bloc’s foreign policy chief said.
The meeting, announced on Twitter by the EU’s Josep Borrell, comes as Western allies send weapons to Ukraine and roll out a barrage of sanctions against Russia over its war on its pro-Western neighbour.
Earlier on Wednesday, Ukraine’s emergency service said the Russian invasion has killed more than 2,000 Ukrainian civilians and destroyed hundreds of structures. — NNN-AGENCIES
