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BREAKINGUkraine, Russia begin third round of talks since Moscow launched
offensiveBREAKINGRussia says it will hold fire in several cities to allow
civilians to exitBREAKINGKyiv slams proposed humanitarian corridors to Russia,
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RUSSIA, UKRAINE AGREE TO SET UP EVACUATION CORRIDORS

Negotiators also discussed maintaining a temporary ceasefire in areas where the
humanitarian corridors will be located.


Negotiators shake hands prior to the talks between delegations from Ukraine and
Russia in Belarus's Brest region on March 3, 2022 [Maxim Guchek/AFP]
Published On 4 Mar 20224 Mar 2022
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Russia and Ukraine have agreed on the need for humanitarian corridors to deliver
aid and help civilians exit besieged Ukrainian cities, in the first apparent
sign of progress in talks between the warring sides.

Russian negotiator Vladimir Medinsky reported “substantial progress” at
Thursday’s talks –  the second round of negotiations since Russia launched its
invasion of Ukraine – saying the “main issue that we settled today is the
salvation of people, civilians who have found themselves in a zone of military
clashes”.


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However, he did not indicate when the safe corridors may be established.

The tentative agreement, reached in Belarus, came as Russian forces continued to
surround and attack Ukrainian cities, including the capital, Kyiv, and the
second-biggest city of Kharkiv.

Thousands are thought to have died or been wounded in the eight-day conflict,
while more than one million people have fled the fighting in what the United
Nations has called the swiftest exodus of refugees this century.

Ukraine’s negotiator, Mykhailo Podolyak, said the two sides have agreed to set
up “communication and cooperation lines” as soon as possible to facilitate the
evacuation of civilians.

A temporary halt to fighting in select locations was also possible, he said.

“That is, not everywhere, but only in those places where the humanitarian
corridors themselves will be located, it will be possible to cease fire for the
duration of the evacuation,” he said.

The two sides also saw eye-to-eye on the delivery of medicines and food to the
places where the fiercest fighting was taking place, Podolyak said, adding that
the two sides will continue the work at “the third round at the earliest
possible time”.

The delegations also discussed “the military aspect” and “a future political
settlement of the conflict”, according to the Russian negotiators. The third
round will take place “in the coming days”, also in Belarus, they said.

John Herbst, a former United States ambassador to Ukraine, called the agreement
on humanitarian corridors a “positive sign”.

“If the political will is there to make it happen, it could be a matter of one
day or two days,” he told Al Jazeera.

“It’s interesting that even as Moscow is dictating unconditional surrender terms
to the conflict, they are willing to consider this. I think that may be because
of the pounding they are receiving globally for their barbarous campaign,” he
added.

Source: Al Jazeera and news agencies

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