Tough diplomatic battle awaits us in talks with Russia - source in President’s Office

This was reported to Ukrinform by a source in the President's Office.

"A fierce diplomatic battle awaits us. No treachery!" - said the interlocutor of the agency.

As reported, following a phone call between President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and Belarusian leader Oleksandr Lukashenko, it was agreed that the Ukrainian delegation would meet with the Russians, without any political preconditions, for talks on the Ukrainian-Belarusian border, near the Pripyat River.

According to the press service of the Ukrainian President’s Office, Lukashenko guaranteed that "for the time of arrival, negotiations, and departure of the Ukrainian delegation, all warplanes, helicopters, and missiles stationed on Belarusian territory will remain on the ground."

Earlier, former Minister of Defense of Ukraine, head of the Center for Defense Strategies Andriy Zahorodniuk said that there is a high probability that in the near future the self-proclaimed government of Belarus will decide on the participation of the Belarusian armed forces in the war with Ukraine.

On February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine. Martial law was imposed in the country and general mobilization was announced.