Ukraine and Russia initially expressed positivity on peace talks, but talks collapsed. Ukraine and Russia initially expressed positivity on peace talks, but talks collapsedĪttempted peace negotiations began in March 2022 and lasted until April 7, where talks involved Ukrainian and Russian negotiators meeting in Belarus to agree peace by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko (Who is disputed with opposition exiled leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya.) Russia demanded that Kiev recognised its occupied territories, whilst Ukraine demanded that Russia withdraw from all occupied territories, including Crimea, yet Russia vowed to never leave Crimea. Although there were growing calls for peace talks in 2023, mediation attempts by countries failed due to Russia and Ukraine accusing each other of refusing to restart peace negotiations. Such referendums were deemed illegal by the international community through a UN Resolution condemning Russia’s annexation of Ukraine’s Oblasts. As events including the Russian withdrawal from Kiev and Ukraine’s successful counteroffensive in Kharkiv Oblast continued, Russia held referendums in the occupied territories of Ukraine. During the Russo-Ukrainian War there were attempts for a ceasefire and a peace agreement, but these were never enacted, with both the Russian Federation and Ukraine refusing to concede territory.
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