After mediation by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, the Ukrainian presidency announced, "without any preconditions," its agreement to hold talks with Russia and will be held on the border with Belarus near Chernobyl.

For his part, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed that the meeting would be held in the Gomel region of Belarus without giving further details. It shares a border with the Pripyat region.

The Ukrainian presidency wrote on social networks that "the Ukrainian delegation will meet with the Russian (delegation) without any preconditions, on the Ukrainian-Belarusian border in the region of the Pripyat River."

The Ukrainian presidency did not schedule these talks, but Russia said that they would take place Sunday. According to President Vladimir Putin, the Russian delegation is currently in Gomel.

The Ukrainian Presidency noted that President Alexander Lukashenko had assured his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky that "Russian aircraft, helicopters and missiles deployed on Belarusian territory will remain in place during the arrival and departure of the Ukrainian delegation and also during the talks."