A new round of diplomatic contacts between Ukrainian and Russian delegations, will take place in Turkey - according to reports - from tomorrow to Wednesday, British SkyNews reported, citing statements by Ukrainian negotiator David Arahamiya.
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Turkey had requested several times in the past that the talks between the two sides be moved to its territory.
Recall that Ukraine described the previous talks with Russia, which began after Russia's invasion last month, as "very difficult".
At the same time,Russia is trying to split Ukraine in two to create a Moscow-controlled region after failing to occupy the entire country, according to Ukraine's military intelligence chief. Kirillo Budanov said it is an attempt to create a North and South Korea in Ukraine, adding that the Ukrainians will try to reoccupy by guerrilla warfare the territories they lost to Russia.
The British Ministry of Defence reports that Russian forces appear focused on encircling the separatist areas in the east of the country, advancing from Kharkiv in the north and Mariupol in the south, at a time when the battlefield across northern Ukraine remains static.
The humanitarian corridors
Meanwhile, Ukraine's deputy prime minister said it had been agreed to open two humanitarian corridors today, adding that civilians in Mariupol could evacuate the city in private vehicles.
The French Foreign Minister said today that there would be "collective guilt" if nothing was done to help civilians in Mariupol, that Ukrainian city which has been surrounded by Russian forces.
In Kiev things were calm today and people were trying to get back to normal. It was a contrasting picture in Stonyanka, near Irpin, where buildings are destroyed, streets are bombed and a muffled calm prevails in the Ukrainian town where snipers have been shooting at passers-by in previous days.
Pro-Russian separatists have taken control of several areas in Donetsk, with the Russian news agency Ria Novosti reporting that security forces have taken control.
Source: in.gr
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