Deadline given by Russia to Ukraine for talks in Belarus ends

Ukrainian president has refused to meet in Belarus, suggested Warsaw, Budapest, Istanbul, or Baku instead

By Emre Gurkan Abay

MOSCOW (AA) - The deadline given by Russia to Ukraine for talks ended at 3 p.m. local time (GMT1200) on Sunday.

The delegation headed by Vladimir Medinskiy, an advisor to Russian President Vladimir Putin, arrived in Gomel, Belarus.

Speaking to reporters in Gomel, Medinskiy said: "We are here until 15:00 (1200GMT) and we will wait for the decision of the Ukrainian side to come for the negotiations in Gomel."

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that he had a phone call with President of Belarus Aleksander Lukashenko, shortly before the deadline.

Zelenskyy, in a statement earlier on Sunday, suggested Istanbul, Warsaw, Baku, or Budapest for negotiations with Russia, instead of a city in Belarus, where attacks were carried out against his country.

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