Rus-Ukraine Negotiations End After 5 Hours... 2nd Meeting to Open Soon (Update)

[Asia Economy New York=Special Correspondent Joselgina] The first negotiations between Russia and Ukraine ended in about five hours on the 28th (local time) in Belarus. Russia, which invaded Ukraine, stated that it confirmed issues that could be expected to reach an agreement at this meeting. A second round of talks is scheduled to be held soon.

Major foreign media outlets such as CNN and The Guardian reported, citing Russian and Belarusian state news agencies, that the talks held in Gomel Province, Belarus, ended on that day.

The delegations from both sides will return to their respective capitals for additional consultations before the second round of talks. Afterwards, a meeting is planned to be held within a few days in the border area between Belarus and Poland.

Vladimir Medinsky, head of the Russian delegation, confirmed, "We identified specific issues that can be expected to reach an agreement," and added, "The next talks will be held at the Belarus-Poland border."

Mykhailo Podolyak, advisor to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, also told reporters, "The main goal of the delegation was to discuss a ceasefire and the end of fighting on Ukrainian territory," and stated, "We identified specific issues and will consult in the capital to implement them as a roadmap." He added that both sides also discussed continuing additional talks to ensure progress on these decisions.

Major foreign media are paying attention to the fact that no concrete results came out of the talks that day, but the next meeting will be held within a few days. However, around 6:40 p.m. local time, multiple large explosions were confirmed in the eastern part of downtown Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. CNN reported that sirens sounded throughout the city afterward.

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