China News Service, March 8th. At 17:00 local time on March 7th, the third round of negotiations between Russia and Ukraine was held in Belovezh Forest, Belarus.
According to the head of the Russian delegation, Mekinsky, the issues to be discussed in the Russian-Ukrainian negotiation are still the issues of domestic political settlement, international humanitarian and military solutions.
However, after this round of negotiations, members of the Ukrainian delegation said that there was still no substantive result on related issues.
According to Russian State Duma International Affairs Committee Chairman Slutsky, the fourth round of negotiations will be held in Belarus in the near future.
On March 7, local time, the third round of negotiations between Russia and Ukraine was held.
Image credit: Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
10 sentences to understand the latest developments in the situation in Ukraine:
——On the evening of March 7, after the third round of Russia-Ukraine negotiations ended, members of the Ukrainian delegation said that the consultations with Russia on ceasefire and cessation of hostilities would continue, and there was still no substantive result on related issues, but they also said that , the two sides have achieved some results in improving the logistics and transportation of humanitarian rescue channels, which will help ensure effective rescue and assistance to residents.
According to Russian State Duma International Affairs Committee Chairman Slutsky, the fourth round of negotiations will be held in Belarus in the near future.
-- Russian Presidential Press Secretary Peskov said on the 7th that Russia will complete the "demilitarization" of Ukraine.
He said that Russia can cease fire at any time if Ukraine agrees to all the conditions.
Russia's demands for Ukraine include a cessation of all military operations, a constitutional refusal to join any alliance for any purpose, recognition of Crimea as belonging to Russia, and recognition of the independent status of Donetsk and Luhansk.
Damaged radar, a vehicle and equipment are seen at a Ukrainian military installation outside the city of Mariupol, Ukraine, on February 24.
——In the early morning of March 8, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Ukraine will continue to negotiate with Russia until a way to achieve peace is found.
In addition, Zelensky also signed a presidential decree to recall Ukrainian soldiers who are performing peacekeeping missions abroad to participate in the battle against the Russian armed forces.
——The Ukrainian Humanitarian Response Coordination Command established by Russia issued an emergency statement in the early morning of the 8th, announcing that it will enter a "state of silence" from 10:00 on March 8th Moscow time, and respond to Kyiv, Kharkiv, Chernigo Cities such as Fu, Sumy, and Mariupol provide humanitarian corridors to help local civilians evacuate, and some evacuation routes need to be further negotiated with the Ukrainian side.
——The Russian government announced on the 7th a list of countries and regions that are unfriendly to the Russian Federation, Russian legal entities and citizens.
Includes United States, Canada, EU member states, United Kingdom (including some of its overseas territories), New Zealand, Switzerland, Japan, South Korea, Australia, Singapore, and Ukraine, Albania, Andorra, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Federated States of Micronesia, Monaco , Norway, San Marino, North Macedonia, Montenegro and other countries and regions.
On February 26, local time, in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, a resident left an apartment building damaged by shelling, carrying a cat and a fish.
——The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that Russia discovered a military biological program funded by the United States and implemented in Ukraine during military operations.
It is reported that the United States has invested a total of more than 200 million US dollars in biological laboratories established in Ukraine to conduct research including biological weapons pathogens.
——The United Nations said that since the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, a total of 406 civilians (including 27 children) have been killed and 801 injured.
The United Nations also said that 1.5 million refugees have fled Ukraine so far.
——The Russian Ministry of Defense said that since the Russian military launched a special military operation, the Russian military has destroyed a total of 2,396 targets at Ukrainian military installations.
The Russian Ministry of Defense also stated that the Russian military has basically disarmed the Ukrainian armed forces' air force and warned regional neighbors not to provide airports as bases for Ukrainian fighter jets.
Smoke rises after an attack on an air defense base in Mariupol, Ukraine, on February 24, 2022.
——Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said in Beijing on the 7th that the reasons for the development of the situation in Ukraine today are complicated.
Solving complex problems requires calmness and rationality, rather than adding fuel to the fire and intensifying conflicts.
——On March 7, a senior US Department of Defense official said that Secretary of Defense Austin has ordered 500 additional troops and armaments to Europe to further support NATO.
At the same time, four senior leaders of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives issued a statement that they had reached an agreement on the outline of a bill to sanction Russia. tariffs.