First Round of Russia-Ukraine Talks Conclude, Both Sides Agree to Hold More

Negotiations between Russia and Ukraine concluded on Monday, and the two sides agreed to hold more talks in the coming days. It was the first round of talks since the Russian assault on Ukraine began.

The talks lasted about five hours and were held in Belarus near the borders of Ukraine and Russia. “We agreed to keep the negotiations going,” said Vladimir Medinsky, the head of the Russian delegation, as quoted by Russia’s RIA news agency.

According to the US’s RFE/RFL, Ukraine’s presidential press service said the two sides “discussed in detail a number of key topics on which they have prospects of finding mutually acceptable solutions.”