In Ukraine, the Russian invasion has killed 351 civilians so far.
The two countries are planning to negotiate for the third time in the near future, but Russian President Vladimir Putin has shown an uncompromising stance and there is no prospect that the situation will be resolved.
Russia has continued its military invasion in Ukraine on the 5th, with 351 civilians killed and 707 injured so far by bombardment and airstrikes, according to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Russian troops announced on the 5th that they would temporarily ceasefire in eastern Mariupol and surrounding towns and establish evacuation routes for residents based on the results of the second negotiation with the Ukrainian side, but the fighting continued after all. , Mariupol City and others had to postpone the evacuation of residents.
Ukraine and Russia have criticized each other for attacking each other.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin plans to hold a third round of negotiations soon, but on the 5th, "I hope the Ukrainian side will accept our proposal positively. By making Ukraine a neutral position and demilitarizing it. You can save the citizens, "he reiterated his uncompromising stance.
He also strongly restrained the fact that Western countries and others are tightening economic sanctions on Russia, saying that it is "like a declaration of war."
With Putin's tough stance, there is no prospect of a breakthrough, and there are concerns that civilian casualties will increase further.
Negotiations over a ceasefire
There have been two negotiations between Russian and Ukrainian delegations over the ceasefire.
【First time】
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The first event was held on February 28, last month, in Gomel Region, southeastern Belarus, which borders Ukraine.
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The request is that the Ukrainian side immediately ceasefires and withdraws the army.
The Russian side was Ukraine's demilitarization and neutralization.
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After about five hours of negotiations, the Russian White House Chief of Staff, White House Chief of Staff, said, "All agendas will be discussed in detail and in some respects a common ground will be found."
Meanwhile, the Ukrainian delegation's adviser to the presidential palace, Podryak, said on Twitter that "the last commute from Russia has disappeared."
Despite some progress, the gap between the two claims was wide and negotiations were brought in.
【Second time】
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The second time was held on the 3rd of this month (March), one week after Russia's military invasion of Ukraine, in the "Belabes Forest" near the border with Poland in western Belarus. was.
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As a result of the negotiations, both delegations agreed to establish an evacuation route for the residents of the fighting area.
The Russian side emphasized that Putin will not compromise Ukraine's demands for "demilitarization" and "neutralization" in a telephone parley with French President Emmanuel Macron on this day.
A delegation from the Ukrainian side said, "We did not get the expected results," although we had some appreciation that there was a possibility of a temporary ceasefire in the areas where the residents were evacuated.
Negotiations have continued and a third round will be held soon, but the claims of the two sides remain largely separated.
United Nations Evacuation from Ukraine 1.36 million people (as of 4th)
According to the UNHCR = United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the number of people evacuated from Ukraine after the military invasion by Russia has risen to more than 1.36 million as of the 4th.
More than half of them, about 750,000, have fled to Poland.
In addition, Hungary has more than 150,000, Moldova and Slovakia have more than 100,000, and Romania has more than 60,000.