Filenews 16 March 2022
A statement giving hope that there can be an agreement on peace after 21 days of war in Ukraine was made by the Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov.
The Russian Foreign Minister, speaking about the new talks between Moscow and Kiev today, said that peace negotiations between the two countries are not easy, but there are hopes for a compromise, as reported by Reuters and NEXTA.
Sergey Lavrov's statement, as reported by Reuters, was made in an interview with Russian RBC.
"I am guided by the ratings that our negotiators give us. They say that negotiations are not easy for obvious reasons. However, there is some hope of reaching a compromise," Lavrov said in particular.
What Russia is asking for other than neutrality
The head of Russian diplomacy said, among other things, that Moscow demands, in addition to Ukraine's neutrality, freedom of use of every language in the country, freedom of expression of citizens, security of the populations in eastern Ukraine and, of course, demilitarization.
Zelenskiy's message
"Every war ends with an agreement," Volodymyr Zelensky told Ukrainian citizens in a taped new message, adding that the positions of the two sides in the negotiations between Ukrainian and Russian delegations now sound more realistic and that "it will take time for Kiev's claims to be met."
"All of us want peace and victory as soon as possible," the Ukrainian head of state said, but "it will take effort and patience."
Talks continue
Ukrainian and Russian negotiators discussed via teleconference on Monday (14/3) and Tuesday (15/3). Ukrainian presidency adviser Mihailo Pontoliak said yesterday that talks will continue today Wednesday (16/3).
It should be noted that for the time being it is not known when the teleconference between Kiev and Moscow will begin, but a new message on Twitter has been posted by Pontoljak.
Ukrainian ground forces have now crossed the counterattack in several parts of the country against the invaders, writes a close associate of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
In his Twitter post, Mihaylo Pontoljak also mentioned that Russian journalists have begun to resign from channels, while also noting that the leadership of the Russian Federation is trying to find allies whose soldiers will be ready to die on Ukraine's battlefields.
