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the fifth round of negotiations between Ukraine and Russia, the Russian military also said that it would reduce military action, while conveying that Ukraine could become a neutral country, but Ukraine placed a prerequisite for the complete withdrawal of the Russian army.
The Russian military has said it will redeploy its forces.
Correspondent Park Chan-beom.
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Immediately after the fifth round of negotiations, both the Russian and Ukraine negotiators evaluated that both were constructive and that sufficient progress had been made.
Ukraine conveyed its position to Russia that Ukraine could become a neutral country with its abandonment of NATO membership if a system that guarantees its own security was established.
Russia also announced that it would redeploy its northern forces, including the capitals Kiiu and Chernivu, after the talks.
[Igor Konashenkov/Russian Defense Ministry Spokesperson: The Russian military has achieved all major tasks in Kiiu and Chernivu (Ukraine)
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[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.
[John Kirby / U.S. Department of Defense Spokesperson: If Russia is serious about reducing its military, it can withdraw its troops to its own country.
However, such a move has not been seen yet.]
The US believes that the recent decrease in Russian attacks is a redeployment of troops rather than a withdrawal.
European military experts also evaluate that the reduction in military activity is only an excuse to pull out the Russian military base, which is struggling with supply problems.