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BREAKING: Ukraine agrees to peace talks with Russia
PAUL SACCA | February 27, 2022
Ukraine has agreed to hold peace talks with Russia "without preconditions,"
according to multiple reports. Sunday's announcement of peace talks was
reportedly made by the office of Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy on
the fourth day of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The peace talks between Kyiv and Moscow will occur on the Ukrainian-Belarusian
border, near the Pripyat River, according to Sky News. A precise time for the
meeting was not provided.
"The announcement came hours after Russia announced that its delegation had
flown to Belarus to await talks," the Associated Press reported.
The statement from Zelenskyy's office noted that Belarusian President
Alexander Lukashenko is involved with the peace talks.
"Alexander Lukashenko has taken responsibility for ensuring that all
planes, helicopters, and missiles stationed on Belarus territory remain on
the ground during the Ukrainian delegation's travel, talks and return,"
said the statement from Zelenskyy's office, according to the Financial
Times.
Of the peace talks, Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba
said it "is already a victory for Ukraine" that there are no preconditions
for the meeting, according to Deborah Haynes - security and defense editor
at Sky News.
"We go there to listen to what Russia wants to say," Kuleba said, according
to Haynes.
Kuleba reportedly declared, "There is nothing bad in talking, and if the
outcome is peace that is to be welcomed. We will not surrender. We will not
capitulate. We will not give up a single inch of our territory. This is not
the goal of our fight."
Previously, Zelenskyy had refused to attend peace talks in Belarus. The
Ukrainian president argued that Belarus was not a neutral territory since
Russia has a large contingent of troops in the country and it was one of
the launch places for the Russian invasion.
Ukraine has surprised many by holding back much of Vladimir Putin's military
forces at the beginning of the war.
This is a developing story, and more details will be provided when available.
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