A Pentagon spokesman said, "Russian troops have withdrawn at this point and calm the situation," said a spokesman for the U.S. Department of Defense, saying that Russian troops that continue to invade Ukraine will significantly reduce military operations around the capital Kyiv. There is no evidence of an attempt to do so, "he said, recognizing that the threat still remains.
Under these circumstances, the Ukrainian side has said that the ceasefire negotiations will resume on April 1, and the focus is on negotiations to resolve the situation.
Russia, which continues to invade Ukraine, has announced that it will significantly reduce military operations around the capital Kyiv and in Chernihiv in the north after a ceasefire negotiation with the Ukrainian side on the 29th, and will focus on military operations in eastern Ukraine. I am.
Regarding this, a spokesman for the U.S. Department of Defense, Kirby, said on the 30th that Russian troops had begun to relocate less than 20% of the ground troops deployed around the capital Kyiv. It is said that some of these units and some of the units deployed in northern areas such as Chernihiv have moved to Belarus, which borders Ukraine.
However, spokesman Kirby reiterated that both units could be reorganized and replenished and then put on duty elsewhere in Ukraine, saying, "Russian troops have withdrawn at this point. There is no evidence to calm the situation, "he said, recognizing that the threat still remains.
Meanwhile, Russian attacks continue in eastern Ukraine.
In an interview with NHK on the 30th, Mayor Boychenko of Mariupol, a key point in the east, said, "There is no water, food, electricity, heating, communication means, and we are crossing the line of humanitarian crisis. 50% of the center is occupied by Russian troops. "
Ukraine's President Zelensky said in a video message on the 30th, "The Russian side says that it will withdraw partly around Kyiv, but this is a result of the resistance of our defense forces," he said, "In the eastern Donbus, We are also under new attacks, "he said, reiterating the Russian army's continued attacks.
Under these circumstances, one member of the Ukrainian delegation, who is in the process of ceasefire negotiations with Russia, said in a post on SNS "Telegram" that "the negotiations will be resumed online on April 1st."
Russia and Ukraine negotiated a ceasefire on the 29th, and both sides showed a certain concession, but it remains unclear whether it will lead to a concrete ceasefire, and the movement of negotiations to break the situation continues to be the focus. It has become.