As Russian troops intensified their offensive across Ukraine, the two foreign ministers held their first talks mediated by the Turkish government, but the gap was not closed.
Although diplomatic movements have become active, with European leaders urging President Putin to ceasefire immediately, no progress has been made toward the ceasefire.
Russian troops have stepped up their offensive in various parts of the country, including siege of the capital Kyiv on the 10th, and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has at least 549 citizens, including 41 children, by the 9th. Revealed that his death was confirmed.
In eastern Mariupol, a hospital containing obstetrics and other departments was destroyed by an airstrike, but the Russian Defense Ministry announced on the 10th that it had taken control of multiple suburban districts while denying attacks on the hospital.
In addition, the Russian Defense Ministry unilaterally claimed that Ukrainian research facilities were suspected of developing biological weapons using the bat coronavirus with financial support from the United States.
Russia has always claimed that Ukraine is suspected of developing nuclear weapons, and it seems that it aims to justify the military invasion by raising new suspicions.
Under these circumstances, on the 10th, Russian Foreign Minister Sergeĭ Viklov and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kleba held the first meeting after the invasion of Russia through the mediation of the Turkish government.
At a press conference after the meeting, Foreign Minister Kleba said there was "no progress" on the ceasefire and emphasized that Russia's demands, including the surrender of Ukraine, would not be accepted.
On the other hand, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergeĭ Viklov reiterated that Ukraine needs to be "neutralized" and "demilitarized," after asserting that "Russia did not intend to attack other countries and did not attack Ukraine." Emphasize, the gap between the two claims is not closed.
In addition, the Russian Presidential Administration announced that President Putin will meet with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Moscow on the 11th, and opinions are expected to be exchanged on military operations in Ukraine.
French President Emmanuel Macron and German Prime Minister Vladimir Putin held a telephone talk with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the 10th to call for an immediate stoppage as citizens are involved in various parts of Ukraine and the damage spreads. Diplomatic movements are becoming more active.
However, the Putin administration's hard-line stance has not changed, and no progress has been made toward a ceasefire.