Ukraine has demanded a complete ceasefire and withdrawal of Russian forces, as its delegates of both countries met for direct talks recently at the Belarusian border.
During the meeting, the delegates from Ukraine said they had a simple request from President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s office which was to demand an instant ceasefire.
The Ukrainian delegation included the Minister of Defense Oleksiy Reznikov, the head of Zelenskyy’s parliamentary party, and advisors to the president and MPs, said the major issue for the talks was an immediate ceasefire and the withdrawal of Russian troops.
Russian delegation were Foreign and Defense Ministries officials, and the presidential administration.
The meeting was agreed to during a call between Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Belarus’ leader Alexander Lukashenko.
The meeting happened five days after Russia, on the orders of President Vladimir Putin, commanded her military to launch an invasion of Ukraine from multiple directions despite warnings of terrible consequences from the United States and the international community.
