ANTALYA- Moscow and Kiev have held three rounds of talks in Belarus since the start of the special operation by the Russian armed forces to demilitarize and de-Nazify Ukraine.
So far, the only agreement the sides have reached is to open humanitarian corridors.
There is no alternative to the Russia-Ukraine talks being held in Belarus, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has stated following talks with his Ukrainian counterpart in Turkey, according to Sputnik news agency.
He noted that the issue of negotiating a ceasefire was not on the agenda of his talks with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba today.
The foreign minister stated that Moscow supports any contacts that are aimed at ending the current crisis in Ukraine. He added that these contacts must have “added value” for Moscow to agree to them.
Lavrov noted that Russian President Vladimir Putin never says “no” to contacts, as long as these meetings are not held “for the sake of meetings themselves”.
