"The outcome had fallen short of Kyiv's hopes"

Minsk: A Ukrainian negotiator said that the second round of ceasefire talks with Russia had not yielded the results Kyiv hoped for, but the sides had reached an understanding of creating humanitarian corridors to evacuate civilians.
Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak said the two sides envisaged a possible temporary ceasefire to allow for the evacuation of civilians.
"That is, not everywhere, but only in those places where the humanitarian corridors themselves will be located, it will be possible to a ceasefire for the duration of the evacuation," he said.
They had also reached an understanding of the delivery of medicines and food to the places where the fiercest fighting was taking place.
It was the first time the two sides had agreed on any form of progress on any issue since Russia invaded Ukraine a week ago.
Podolyak said the outcome had fallen short of Kyiv's hopes, however.
"To our great regret, we did not get the results we were counting on," he said, without elaborating.
"The only thing I can say is that we discussed the humanitarian aspect in sufficient detail because quite a lot of cities are now surrounded. There is a dramatic situation with medicines, food, and evacuation," Podolyak said.
SOURCE: Reuters
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