Russia says, it will reduce military activities near Kyiv, after face-to-face talks with Ukraine

Russia says, it will reduce military activities near Kyiv, after face-to-face talks with Ukraine

• Russia will drastically reduce its military activity in northern Ukraine, including the capital Kyiv, after meaningful talks in Istanbul, Moscow's negotiators said. Russia's deputy defence minister Alexander Fomin said that the talks on the preparation of an agreement on the neutrality and non-nuclear status of Ukraine have moved into a practical field.
• Chief negotiator Vladimir Medinsky said there had been a meaningful discussion at the talks and that Ukrainian proposals would be put to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
• Putin could meet Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky.
• Medinsky added, after today's meaningful discussion they have agreed  to propose a solution, according to which the meeting of the heads of state is possible simultaneously with the foreign ministers    reaching a  treaty,
• On the condition of quick work on the agreement and finding the required compromise, the possibility to make peace will become much close.

Published date : 30 Mar 2022 06:29PM