After agreeing to hold a "second round" of talks, as announced by the parties, the Russian and Ukrainian delegations concluded the negotiations that began at one of the

headquarters of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Gomel, near the Chernobyl nuclear plant, and returned to their countries. "For consultations in their respective capitals," said Mikhailo Podolyak, one of the Ukrainian negotiators, "Both sides have identified a series of priorities and topics that require some decisions," while his Russian counterpart Vladimir Medinsky has indicated that the new meeting will "soon" take place at the Polish - Belarusian border.

Kiev called for an "immediate ceasefire" while the number of refugees fleeing the conflict exceeded 500,000. "I do not really believe in the outcome of this meeting," said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Still, try. "

French President Emmanuel Macron spoke Monday to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin for about an hour and a half, asking him to stop strikes targeting civilians and to secure roads in Ukraine.

The Russian delegation is headed by Kremlin adviser Vladimir Medinsky, while the Ukrainian delegation is headed by Minister of Defence Oleksey Reznikov, who attended in his military uniform.