Russia-Ukraine 3rd Peace Talks Likely to Be Held Around 6th-7th

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Byung-hee] Mykhailo Podolyak, an advisor to the Office of the President of Ukraine, announced on the 5th (local time) that the 3rd peace talks between Russia and Ukraine will be held within a day or two.

According to Sputnik News, Podolyak, who led the 1st and 2nd talks with Russia, said about the negotiation schedule, "It will be held tomorrow or in two days," adding, "We are currently assessing how the humanitarian corridors will operate."

David Harakhamiya, leader of Ukraine's ruling party 'Servant of the People,' who is also participating in negotiations with Russia, stated on Facebook that the 3rd talks will be held on the 7th.

During the 2nd peace talks on the 3rd, the Russian and Ukrainian delegations agreed to establish humanitarian corridors and a temporary ceasefire to evacuate residents of Mariupol and Volnovakha, cities in southeastern Ukraine surrounded by Russian forces.

The evacuation of residents from the two cities using the humanitarian corridors was scheduled for that day but reportedly failed. The Russian Ministry of Defense announced that, starting from 6 p.m. Moscow time that day (midnight Korean time on the 6th), attacks on Mariupol and Volnovakha resumed.

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