Original title: Before Russia-Ukraine talks, Ukrainian president demanded “immediate ceasefire and withdrawal of Russian troops”
On February 28, when Ukrainian and Russian delegations started negotiations in the Gomel region on the border between Ukraine and Belarus, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky issued a statement calling for an “immediate ceasefire and withdrawal of Russian troops.”
According to CNN, the Ukrainian president issued a statement on the 28th saying that Ukraine demanded an “immediate ceasefire and the withdrawal of Russian troops.”
According to previous reports, the head of the Russian delegation, Mezinsky, said that the talks between Russia and Ukraine are expected to start at 12:00 local time on the 28th (17:00 Beijing time on the 28th). Mezinski said that Russia intends to reach a consensus with Ukraine as soon as possible.
Russia-Ukraine negotiating source and Belarusian political scientist Voskresensky said in an exclusive interview with a reporter from China Central Radio and Television that the Ukrainian delegation to the Russian-Ukrainian negotiation had 5 to 7 people, who came from the President’s Office, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, important departments such as the Ministry of Defense.