Russia’s negotiator: talks with Ukraine continue in video format every day

Russia and Ukraine are holding virtual talks every day, it saves time and money, Russia’s chief negotiators and presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky said on Monday.

"Talks with the Ukrainian delegation continue in the videoconference format every day, seven days a week. This format helps save time and money. We are trying to do our best to implement the tasks set by [Russian President] Vladimir Putin, to ensure Russia’s peaceful future," he wrote on his Telegram channel.

The first round of Russian-Ukrainian talks was held in Belarus’ Gomel region on February 28. The second round of talks was held on March 3 in Belovezhskaya Pushcha, in Belarus. The delegations met for the third round of talks on March 7, in the Brest region, also in Belarus. On March 10, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with his Ukrainian counterpart, Dmitry Kuleba on the sidelines of a diplomatic forum in Turkey’s Antalya. The talks were continued on Monday in the video format. The Russian delegation was led by Medinsky.