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Notable progress has been made in the fifth peace negotiations between Ukraine and Russia.

Both countries evaluated the summit positively, but the US remains cautious, saying it will "watch."



Reporter Park Chan-beom on the sidewalk.



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Shortly after the fifth round of negotiations, both the Russian and Ukraine negotiators expressed their position that both were constructive and that sufficient progress had been made.



Ukraine conveyed its position to Russia that it could give up its membership in NATO and become a neutral country if a system that guarantees its own security was established.



Shortly after the summit, Russia also announced that it would drastically reduce military activities on the northern fronts, including the capitals Kiiu and Chernivu.



[Alexandr Fomin/Deputy Minister of Defense of Russia: In order to increase mutual trust and create the necessary conditions for further negotiations, we will significantly reduce military activity in the direction of Kiiu and Chernikov.]



However, Ukrainian President Zelensky was cautious, saying Russia did not stop the attack I maintained my position.



This is because, on the day the meeting was held (29th), the Russian military airstrikes the regional military commander's office in southern Mykolayu, killing several people.



[Zelensky/President of Ukraine: I see no reason to believe what the representatives of the countries that continue to attack us say.] The



United States is also cautious.



President Biden said he would "watch" and emphasized that sanctions against Russia would continue.



[Joe Biden/President of the United States: I will watch.

We won't make any predictions until we see the real action of Russia.

It remains to be seen what kind of action Russia will take, but until then, we will continue to impose strong sanctions.]



The US believes that the recent decline in Russian aggression is a redeployment of troops rather than a withdrawal.



European military experts are also evaluating that the reduction in military activity is in fact only an excuse to pull out the Russian military base, which is struggling with supply problems.