Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that saw some “positive steps” in negotiations with Ukrainein a meeting with his Belarusian ally Alexander Lukashenko.
“I am going to inform you (…) of how the negotiations are developing, which now take place almost every day. There are certain positive steps,” he said, without giving more details.
Since the start of Russian Offensive In Ukraine, Two weeks ago, three rounds of talks were organized in Belarus, which focused above all on the creation of humanitarian corridors for civilians.
On Thursday, the Russian and Ukrainian foreign ministers met for the first time in Turkey since the attack began, but there was no progress towards a ceasefire.
The Russian president has insisted several times in recent days that the fighting will stop when the Ukrainian government and Western countries give in to their demands, such as neutrality and the “demilitarization” of Ukraine, as well as the recognition of Russian sovereignty in the Crimean peninsula, annexed in 2014.