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As pointed out earlier, the delegations of Ukraine and Russia met for the first time since the war began, but no clear agreement was reached.

After the talks, Ukraine submitted an application for accession to the European Union and requested special approval.



Reporter Kwon Ran will tell you about this.



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Delegations from both sides sat face to face in the meeting room with the Russian and Ukrainian flags flanked side by side.



Unlike the Russian delegation in suits, the Ukrainian delegation in cap hats and jumpers shows the country's dire situation.



During the five-hour meeting, it was reported that the Ukrainian side demanded an immediate ceasefire and the withdrawal of Russian troops, while the Russian side demanded the neutralization of Ukraine.



However, both sides said they had identified some agreementable agendas, but the specifics were not known.



[Mikhail Podolyak/Ukrainian delegation: The end of the war and cessation of hostilities were the main objectives of the first meeting.]



[Vladimir Medinsky/Russian delegation: The most important thing is that we agreed to continue the negotiation process.]



Immediately before the meeting The atmosphere was not good when Russian President Putin pulled out a nuclear threat card, but it is analyzed that the worst situation was avoided by promising a second meeting within a few days.



Ukraine submitted an application for EU membership after the talks and requested 'approval through a special procedure'.



However, EU accession usually takes many years and requires unanimous approval from all 27 member states, so the prospects for realization are uncertain.



At the emergency special meeting held at the UN, representatives of Ukraine and Russia waged a war without gunfire.



The Ukrainian ambassador to the United Nations tried to publicize the injustice of the invasion by disclosing texts of Russian dead.



[Sergei Kisliza/Ukrainian Ambassador to the United Nations: 'I'm afraid.

We bomb every city and even target civilians.

Mom, it's too hard.'

A few minutes later, he died.] The



special plenary session, which will be held again on the 2nd local time, promotes the adoption of a resolution condemning the invasion of Russia.



(Video editing: Park Chun-bae)