Peace talks came to an end between the warring Russia-Ukraine delegations with the only concession being in the area of humanitarian corridors, as the United States begins sharing real-time intelligence with Kyiv.
QUICK FACTS:
- Negotiations between Ukraine and Russian delegates sent to engage in peace talks have come to an end, according to Zerohedge.
- The talks, which took place along the Belarus-Poland border, ended after about two-and-a-half hours.
- The groups shook hands as they parted ways.
- The third round of talks are planned for next week, according to Belarus’ state BelTA news.
- However, a change could have come to the Ukrainian people by that time as the United States has started sharing real-time intelligence with Ukraine, according to White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki.
STATEMENTS FROM THE DELEGATIONS:
- “The second round of negotiations is over. Unfortunately, the results Ukraine needs are not yet achieved. There is a solution only for the organization of humanitarian corridors,” senior Ukrainian official Mykhailo Podolyak said in a tweet.
- “We have thoroughly discussed three points – military, international and humanitarian, and the third one is an issue of a future political regulation of the conflict. Both positions are clear and written down,” said Vladimir Medinsky, the head of the Russian delegation.
- “We managed to agree on some of them, but the key thing that we have reached an agreement on today was a matter of rescuing civilians who found themselves in a military clash zone. Russian and Ukrainian defense ministries agreed on providing humanitarian corridors for civilians and on a possible temporary ceasefire in areas where evacuation is happening.”
BACKGROUND:
- The nation of Ukraine and its neighbor, Russia, have been locked in conflict for a week.
- The conflict follows Russia’s incursion on the Ukrainian border, as the world looks on, questioning if the situation signifies the start of WWIII.
- Joe Biden has stated that he will not be sending American troops to the area to defend Ukraine.
