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The
first
round
of
Ukraine-Russia
talks
aimed
at
ending
the
fighting
between
Moscow
and
its
smaller
neighbour
concluded
with
no
immediate
agreements.
An
aide
to
Russian
President
Vladimir
Putin
says
talks
with
Ukrainian
officials
lasted
nearly
five
hours.
Vladimir
Medinsky
headed
the
Russian
delegation
in
Belarus.
He
said
the
two
sides
“found
certain
points
on
which
common
positions
could
be
foreseen.”
Another
round
of
talks
was
agreed
to,
Medinsky
said.
Mykhailo
Podolyak,
a
top
adviser
to
Ukrainian
President
Volodymyr
Zelenskyy,
gave
few
details
except
to
say
that
the
talks,
held
near
the
Ukraine-Belarus
border,
were
focused
on
a
possible
cease-fire
and
that
a
second
round
could
take
place
“in
the
near
future.”
“The
next
meeting
will
take
place
in
the
coming
days
on
the
Polish-Belarusian
border,
there
is
an
agreement
to
that
effect,”
Medinsky
said.
Story first published: Monday, February 28, 2022, 23:41 [IST]