Ukraine and Russia agreed to create humanitarian corridors to evacuate civilians after a second round of talks on Thursday, the eighth day of the war.
“The second round of talks is over. Unfortunately, Ukraine still does not have the results it needs. There are only decisions on the organization of humanitarian corridors,” Ukrainian presidential adviser Mikhailo Podolyak said on Twitter.
“The only thing I can say is that we discussed in detail the humanitarian aspects because many cities are currently surrounded” by Russian forces and there is a “dramatic situation of food, medicine and evacuation possibilities.”
According to Podoliak, Moscow and Kiev will establish “humanitarian corridors for the evacuation of the civilian population, as well as for the delivery of medicine and food to areas where fighting is most violent.”
This includes “the possibility of a temporary ceasefire during the evacuation period.”
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The head of the Russian delegation, Vladimir Medinsky, said the talks focused on humanitarian, military issues and the “future political solution of the conflict.”
There is a “mutual understanding” on “certain points,” the Russian representative said, adding that “the main issue that has been resolved today is that of the rescue of civilians who were in the area of clashes.”
“I think this is significant progress,” he said.
The negotiations took place in the Belarusian region of Brest, near the border with Poland.
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Negotiations between Russia and Ukraine on the Belarusian-Polish border began, on the eighth day of the Russian invasion.
“We started discussing with the Russian representatives. The key items on the agenda are a ceasefire, an armistice and humanitarian corridors for the evacuation of civilians from cities and towns destroyed or constantly bombed,” Podoliak said on Twitter.
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