Ukrainian and Russian delegations will meet on the border between Ukraine and Belarus for peace talks, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday, four days after Russian troops invaded his country.
Zelenskiy said he had talked with Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko, a close Russian ally, who assured him that “all planes, helicopters and missiles stationed on Belarusian territory remain on the ground during the Ukrainian delegation’s travel, talks and return.”
The meeting will take place near the Prypyat River, which flows from Belarus to Ukraine north of Kiev.
Earlier on Sunday, Zelenskiy said he was open to peace talks but rejected Moscow’s suggestion to hold them in Belarus, which has been used as a staging ground for the invasion.
