China News Agency, Moscow, February 25 (Reporter Tian Bing) Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to send a Russian delegation to Minsk, the capital of Belarus, to negotiate with the Ukrainian delegation.
Russian Presidential Press Secretary Peskov announced the news to the media on the 25th.
Peskov said that in response to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's proposal, Putin was ready to send a delegation composed of representatives of the Russian Defense Ministry, Foreign Ministry and the President's Office to Minsk to negotiate with the Ukrainian delegation.
Peskov said Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko assured Putin that Minsk would be ready to create all the necessary conditions for Russia-Ukraine negotiations.
According to him, Putin had a phone call with Belarusian Lukashenko on the 25th.
Lukashenko said he would be ready to create all necessary conditions for the delegation's arrival, security and negotiations.
Peskov said on the 24th that if the Ukrainian authorities are ready to discuss the issues raised by Moscow, including Ukraine's neutrality and not deploying weapons in its territory, Moscow is ready to have a dialogue with Kiev. "The key is whether the Ukrainian leadership is ready to negotiate." Prepare".
According to Peskov, Russia's goal is to "demilitarize" Ukraine because it poses a threat to Russian security.
Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov said on the 25th that Russia is ready to negotiate at any time, as long as the Ukrainian armed forces respond to the call of the Russian president, stop resistance and lay down their weapons.
He also stressed that Russia has always supported the continuation of the negotiation process and reserved this opportunity to the end.
According to news from the Ukrainian Presidential Press Service on the 25th, Zelensky said in a video speech that day that Ukraine was caught in the flames of war, and the Ukrainian side hopes to negotiate with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Earlier on the 25th, Zelensky said he was not afraid to discuss Ukraine's neutrality.
Ukrainian presidential adviser Podoljak then issued a statement saying that Ukraine is willing to negotiate with Russia on the issue of neutrality, and Ukraine needs more security guarantees.
The statement also said that the Ukrainian government has always reserved space for negotiations, but must stop the ongoing fighting.
Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Konashenkov said in a briefing on the latest battle situation on the 25th that the Russian armed forces conducted an airborne operation in the Gostomer Airport area on the outskirts of Kiev on the 24th, and more than 200 Russian helicopters participated in the operation.
At present, the Russian airborne troops and their main forces have occupied the airport and blocked the Ukrainian capital Kiev from the west.
In addition, the Russian Armed Forces have now completed the blockade of Chernihiv, a city north of Kiev.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a televised speech on the 24th that he had decided to launch a special military operation in the Donbas region.
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