The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said that other cities could be a platform for negotiations with the Russian Federation, but not Belarus, as, according to him, aggressive actions are taking place from the territory of that Republic.

“Now we say no to Minsk, other cities can be a platform for a meeting, of course, we want peace, we want to meet, and we want the end of the war. Warsaw, Bratislava, Budapest, Istanbul, Baku ․․․

This is all we have offered to the Russian side. In a country where no missiles fly. “Only in this way can the talks be honest and can really end the war,” Zelensky wrote on his Telegram channel, RIA Novosti reported .

Earlier, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that the Moscow delegation was already in Gomel.

The delegation included representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Defense, a number of other departments, as well as the administration of the President.

The Belarusian Foreign Ministry, in turn, noted that they have prepared everything necessary for the meeting and are now engaged in resolving protocol issues.

Earlier, Zelensky offered to sit at the negotiating table. The press secretary of the Russian President said that Russia is ready to send its delegation to Minsk for talks with Ukraine.

Peskov later said that the Ukrainian side announced the reconsideration of the idea of ​​holding talks with the Russian Federation in Minsk, choosing Warsaw.

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It should be reminded that in the early morning of 24 February, Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered a message announcing the decision to launch a special military operation in Donbas.

“Circumstances require us to take decisive and immediate action. The Donbas People’s Republics have appealed to Russia. I have decided to launch a special military operation in this regard,” Putin said in a televised address to Russian citizens.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that from 05:00 (07:00 Yerevan time) on Thursday, the Russian Armed Forces carried out intensive attacks on Ukrainian military facilities and airports.

The Verkhovna Rada has declared martial law in Ukraine. The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine announced the preliminary number of victims and wounded.