On April 2, local time, Arahamia, head of the Ukrainian delegation to the Russian-Ukrainian negotiation, said in an interview with the media that Ukraine and Russia are close to reaching an agreement, but there are still differences on the Crimea issue.
Negotiations are taking place online every day, and a working group of lawyers and diplomats is drafting the final document, Allahamia said.
Russia has verbally accepted the terms except for the Crimea issue for the draft Ukraine presented in Istanbul.
Ukraine is waiting for a written confirmation from Russia.
According to Alahamia, the Russian side believes that the draft document is sufficiently complete, and the working group is preparing topics for a possible meeting between the two presidents.
Alahamia believes that the meeting between the Ukrainian and Russian presidents is very likely to be held in Istanbul, Turkey.
(Headquarters reporter Wang Bin)